Keep on top of preparedness for emerging infectious diseases.
Review your available personal protective equipment (PPE). Keep an open line of communication with your supply partners. Coordinate with other local healthcare organizations and public health coalitions. And consider posting a...
How should hospital admissions of transgender persons—which we readily acknowledge is an imprecise umbrella term—be addressed to ensure fair and equal treatment, respect patient autonomy, and provide quality care?
The federal government has released its long-awaited plan to reduce red tape and other administration snarls that create time-eating obstacles for doctors using health information technology.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma took a swipe at accrediting organizations on February 25, noting that when they accept consulting fees from the hospitals they grade it...
Health experts are warning providers that COVID-19 might be a long-term problem. Whether it’s contained in the U.S. to only a few dozen cases or becomes the pandemic others warn about, hospitals and other providers need to be preparing for emerging contagious diseases. s
As you are all no doubt familiar at this point, one of the key management processes promulgated by (or is it through?) the 2012 edition of NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities...
Nurses are essential members of the healthcare team, and are charged with delivering patient care in an increasingly complex environment. How do we harness their expertise, insights, and compassion to drive improved patient outcomes?
As we enter March, some parts of the U.S. will be feeling their first taste of warm weather. It’s tempting to take the climbing temperatures for granted and relax your safety and security steps.
