Facilities need to evaluate splash zones and current practices for sink safety and consider implementing new strategies to minimize risk to patients and staff.
CMS recently issued a final rule to enhance oversight of accrediting organizations (AO), improve survey consistency, reduce conflicts of interest, and increase transparency.
Death record tracers can feel intimidating because they carry emotional weight and legal sensitivity, and they often expose process problems that were tolerated when the patient was alive.
Our goal at HCPro is to provide healthcare professionals like you with the most up-to-date information on changes that affect your organization. After reviewing our product line, we decided to make changes to Accreditation & Quality Compliance Center.
Clinicians often hesitate to admit they’re struggling, especially in the moment. Peer-led check-ins—informal huddles or structured support circles—normalize these conversations and create accountability without judgment.
A new study detailed the alarming increase in hospital-based shootings over the last 25 years, with more than twice as many events reported in the last 10 years than the decade prior.
Despite being a high-income country, the United States has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. The CDC states that over 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable—a clear indicator that reform is needed.
UV-C technology utilizes ultraviolet-C radiation, the most effective type of UV light for killing germs. Application of UV-C is not limited to surfaces; it can also be used to disinfect air and liquids. However, there are some drawbacks.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) quietly changed a policy last week, exempting certain foreign physicians from processing holds that have been jeopardizing their ability to practice medicine in the United States.
Communication between emergency management teams and outside/local agencies is always lacking. Especially when it comes to disaster response, it seems like notification is always siloed among one department or organization, creating response delays, inadequacies, and sheer chaos.
