Patient Safety

The CMS has fined 758 hospitals across the country for high rates of patient safety incidents including infections, sepsis, and hip fractures.Read More »

A study released in The Journal of the American Medical Association has found that surgery patients in hospitals with better nursing...Read More »

Despite the risk that bloodborne diseases represent, a new study published in The American Journal of Infection Control discovered only...Read More »

In 2013, 44.7 million Americans were over the age of 65 with current trends predicting that number to grow to 98 million by 2060. In response, the...Read More »

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be taking a stronger stance on the reporting possible medical device hazards in 2016.Read More »

One of healthcare’s biggest concerns has been the misuse of antibiotics and resulting rise in drug-resistant bacteria and infections.Read More »

After decades of discussion, the use of restraints and seclusion in healthcare is still a hot topic. Read More »

Electronic health records may represent the future of medicine, but as of now, the technology is still going through some serious growing pains...Read More »

In July, doctors at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) performed the first hand transplant on a child. The 10-hour surgery,...Read More »

Electronic health records (EHR) may represent the future of medicine, but as of now, the technology is still going through some serious growing...Read More »