Last month, we began our review of the year's most-cited Joint Commission standards by discussing the top 10 most challenging issues of 2013. This...Read More »
Fill in the blank: Hospitals have an obligation to investigate outbreaks of infectious disease. They also have a responsibility, as required by...Read More »
Think back to your last visit to a hospital as a patient or family member. Every patient care area has recognizable, ubiquitous items, such as...Read More »
Research findings call on hospital leaders to take a deeper look at how staff—primarily nurses—interact with patients, to determine a way for...Read More »
Encouraging healthcare workers to get their flu shots has been a patient safety and quality of care issue for years. Mandatory public reporting of...Read More »
Surgical site infections are the most frequently occurring HAI, accounting for one-third of the annual cost or about $3.3 billion. But central...Read More »
