Quality & Errors

Medications that are prepared outside the pharmacy will soon come under more intense scrutiny by state surveyors, based on recent...Read More »

Healthcare providers could see significant changes to CMS' requirements for discharge planning later this year. Read More »

Just over a year after President Barack Obama issued an executive order calling for federal agencies to combat antibiotic resistance, The Joint...Read More »

 A new national study published in The Journal of Medical Care found the number of postacute patients sent to inpatient facilities can...Read More »

What is the best way to prepare for patients each and every day?

A basic risk assessment is a process to proactively evaluate the...Read More »

An article in the February edition of the Annals of Thoracic Surgery has found that statins can be used to reduce complications during and after a...Read More »

A study published in The American Journal of Surgery found that low literacy rates can drive up the number of readmissions.Read More »

Five years after pharmaceutical experts began reviewing changes to sterile preparation requirements for pharmaceutical compounding, the U.S....Read More »

A study published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings shows a rise in burnout rates and dissatisfaction with work-life balance (WLB).Read More »

A checklist is a staple in any high-reliability industry. Checklists support human memory and serve as a foundation for procedural standardization...Read More »