A new tool endorsed by the National Patient Safety Foundation aims to streamline patient safety and quality improvement efforts using a simple, evidence-based model.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 2
Medications that are prepared outside the pharmacy will soon come under more intense scrutiny by state surveyors, based on recent CMS updates related to pharmacy services.
Technology is constantly changing, but the same can't be said for the risks associated with that technology. In fact, some of the top technology risks facing hospitals in 2016 haven't changed in five years.
For many healthcare facilities, a new year means new goals. As we say goodbye to 2015, patient safety experts from around the country share their focus areas for the coming year.
Editor's note: The following article was written by healthcare consultants Marlene Strader, PhD, RN, and BOAQ advisor Elizabeth Di Giacomo-Geffers, RN, MPH, CSHA. Both are former surveyors for The Joint Commission.
A study released in The Journal of the American Medical Association has found that surgery patients in hospitals with better nursing environments receive better care without drastically increasing costs.
During this year’s World Economic Forum in Switzerland, drug companies from 16 different nations announced a new agreement to fight the rise of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) infections, sometimes referred to as “superbugs.”
A new national study published in The Journal of Medical Care found the number of postacute patients sent to inpatient facilities can vary from 3% to 40% depending on the hospital.