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.
Nearly 20 years after the publication of the Institute of Medicine’s report To Err Is Human, healthcare providers look to methodologies used in other high-reliability organizations for transferrable strategies to reduce error in clinical care processes
In July 2019, the accreditation agency released Quick Safety Issue 50: Developing Resilience to Combat Nurse Burnout, published to help healthcare facilities with the process of personal protection from burnout for nurses and other frontline staff.
A guidebook to help healthcare organizations prepare for interoperability compliance is now available from The Sequoia Project, a non-profit dedicated to solving health IT interoperability issues.
Yale New Haven Hospital has developed a two-step assessment process for all clinicians who are at least 70 years old and seeking reappointment to the medical staff.
