True or False: The hospital has to provide its patients with a nutritious, appropriate diet. They are not required to consider the patients’ religious, cultural, or ethnic preference.
A study found that using a computerized safety checklist that pulls information from electronic medical records led to a drop in a serious healthcare-acquired infection.
A Texas hospital announced it won’t accept the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award after former patients filed lawsuits alleging that the facility allowed a neurosurgeon to repeatedly botch surgeries.
By instituting a screening program for patients, the Louisville (Ky.) Veterans Affairs Medical Center has drastically reduced MRSA infections at its facility.
By instituting a screening program for patients, the Louisville (Ky.) Veterans Affairs Medical Center has drastically reduced MRSA infections at its facility.
A new study found that improving infection control protocols in intensive care units would have a major impact on reducing healthcare-acquired infections.
