Patient Safety

A guide developed by Michigan researchers provides color-coded charts to help healthcare professionals select the correct intravenous catheter and...Read More »

This guest column from Elizabeth DiGiacomo-Geffers, RN, MPH, CSHA, discusses how to put together an antibiotic stewardship...Read More »

For years, hospitals have used root cause analysis (RCA) to identify gaps in their healthcare system that can lead to safety errors. The problem...Read More »

With one click of his mouse, Auron Priestly, MD, CEO and founder of Kolkin Corp. in Newport Beach, California, accesses care plan...Read More »

A new tool released by The Joint Commission is designed to help hospitals prevent inpatient falls.
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently issued a new rule allowing unlicensed devices to share the same wireless bandwidth as patient...Read More »

Although sponges continue to be the most detrimental, small miscellaneous items are an emerging concern as reporting improvesRead More »

Although sponges continue to be the most detrimental, small miscellaneous items are an emerging concern as reporting improvesRead More »

In early June, representatives from farming and healthcare convened at the White House to discuss a common thread that links the two industries...Read More »

The creation and expanded use of antibiotics has allowed for the successful treatment of routine infections and safer surgical procedures....Read More »