Environment and Facilities

This year has been full of interesting healthcare topics worthy of a year-end wrap-up. We start our journey with the idea of...Read More »

An upcoming HCPro webcast will help attendees ensure safety compliance in physician offices, clinics, and other facilities.Read More »

Emergency departments are busier than ever, with more than 136 million patient visits in 2011, according to new data released by the Centers for...Read More »

An executive order from President Obama and a rash of new studies have thrust the importance of antimicrobial stewardship into...Read More »

One of the many facets of any successful hospital is its environment of care and cleanliness. There are many regulations that focus...Read More »

The Joint Commission will add a Life Safety Code® surveyor to the survey team for ambulatory surgery centers beginning December 15.Read More »

The CMS is offering a categorical waiver that permits hospitals to use power strips in patient care areas under certain circumstances.Read More »

A new study found that fist bumps are a safer alternative to handshakes, with nearly twice as many bacteria transferred during a handshake than...Read More »

A new study found that patients have a lower likelihood of in-hospital death if admitted through emergency departments with high hospitalization...Read More »

Officials believe water may have been the source of bacteria that infected 15 patients and may have contributed to the deaths of three at a South...Read More »