The National Patient Safety Foundation has released new guidelines designed to help hospitals use root cause analysis to investigate medical errors.

National Time Out Day encouraged the use of surgical timeouts before procedures.

The Joint Commission has released revised laboratory standards that align with CMS requirements.
 

More than 150 healthcare organizations, food companies, and animal health organizations met at the White House Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship last week and pledged to incorporate changes over the next five years to slow the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, preserve the effectiveness of...