The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) predicts “significant” patient care “disruptions” will result from the EPA’s proposed regulations to slash ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions by 80%, according to ...
On August 24, the CDC launched the Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements, with seven core elements aimed at strengthening survival and recovery rates for all sepsis patients. Hospitalized patients with sepsis have a high mortality rate...
Healthcare facilities should continue to have masking policies despite the fact that the crisis phase of the coronavirus pandemic has passed, according to a new ...
The new study is based on searches of five high-use social media platforms—Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Parler, and YouTube—as well as two media outlets—The New York Times and National Public Radio. Data was collected about COVID-19 misinformation by 52 U.S. physicians from January...
As hospitals and health systems continue to seek solutions to workforce staffing—particularly nursing—many are veering away from traditional methods and embracing new ways of attracting and retaining employees.
With healthcare cyberattacks on the rise, the Joint Commission has issued guidance for health system executives on how to react once a data breach has been detected.
After years of changing and adding new Conditions of Participation (CoP), CMS has finally updated its only guidance for surveyors, State Operations Manual, Appendix A (SOM)....
