Patient Safety

Hospitals large and small share approaches to HA-VTE prevention through use of clinical decision-making tools, data analytics...Read More »

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) released a much anticipated update to its "Statements on Principles" addressing both concurrent and...Read More »

EC.02.06.01 and IC.02.02.01 were the two most challenging standards for hospitals in 2015, both of which have significant...Read More »

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HCPro is conducting a customer survey to better understand your...Read More »

A recent report from a federal watchdog agency offers new insight into the barriers hospitals still face when it comes to addressing patient...Read More »

Although some emerging technology promises a patient safety cure-all, hospitals need to evaluate clinician workflow before...Read More »

Suicides were the third most common sentinel event of 2015, with 95 reported cases in 2015's Sentinel Event Statistics. The total number of...Read More »

The Joint Commission released its 2015 Sentinel Event Statistics in March; based on 936 reported events, the accreditor found the...Read More »

Although some emerging technology promises a patient safety cure-all, hospitals need to evaluate clinician workflow before...Read More »

Over the last decade, suicide rates in the United States have been creeping steadily skyward. In some states, the suicide rate is nearly twice...Read More »