A recent communication from a meeting of numerous organizations across the country convened by the Association for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) targets an area that has been discussed in recent months: relative humidity levels in the operating room (OR). The subject:...
It was a moment that the healthcare community had been reluctantly anticipating for some time: Medicare payment cuts to hospitals with high healthcare-acquired condition (HAC) rates offers a stark overview of patient safety deficiencies, while also prompting calls regarding the true fairness...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 3
Accreditation specialists have a new tool to use when advocating for compliance with requirements of both their organization's chosen accrediting organization as well as CMS: money.
With the advent of value-based purchasing (VBP), healthcare organizations are already...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 3
Leadership development is more than just a one-time manager's course that employees must undergo as part of their ascension into management. It is an ongoing, resourced, and structured educational plan that continues to grow and develop inexperienced leaders into seasoned experts. The...
A new study found that hospitals participating in a national quality improvement effort were no more likely to see better surgical safety outcomes than those facilities not in the program.
The Food and Drug Administration last week issued a warning about duodenoscopes, which are linked to a recent superbug outbreak in a Los Angeles hospital that killed two patients.
