A study that found independent hospital accreditation carries no real benefit for patient outcomes has garnered a formal rebuttal from The Joint Commission, which argues the researchers reached faulty conclusions due to a number of methodological flaws.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is encouraging healthcare organizations to improve their use of antibiotic medications through U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week, which takes place this week through November 18.
Drawing information from patients can help boost understanding of why diagnostic errors happen and reduce the risk of future errors, research published this week says.
A new risk model provides a simple and inexpensive way to determine whether acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients are at high risk for hospital readmission.
On October 10, Hurricane Michael made landfall in Florida, forcing two Florida hospitals to evacuate more than 300 patients due to building damage. On the same day, The Joint Commission (TJC) published a new Emergency Management Health Care Environment Checklist on its website, which helps...
Expect CMS to continue to put pressure on The Joint Commission and other accrediting organizations to find more of the serious fire safety and infection control issues the federal agency says they are still missing during surveys.
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Federal public health officials are urging everyone six months and older to get vaccinated against influenza in the wake of last winter’s severe flu season.
A new review of 144 studies found that healthcare-associated infections (HAI) can be reduced by as much as 55% through the implementation of evidence-based infection prevention and control strategies.
