Improving patient handoffs has long been on the radar of hospitals and health systems. As healthcare has become more specialized, handoffs occur more frequently and carry even greater importance. Ineffective handoffs can have serious implications on patient care and safety....
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25, Issue 3
True or False: The hospital has to provide its patients with a nutritious, appropriate diet. They are not required to consider the patients’ religious, cultural, or ethnic preference.
A study found that using a computerized safety checklist that pulls information from electronic medical records led to a drop in a serious healthcare-acquired infection.
A Texas hospital announced it won’t accept the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award after former patients filed lawsuits alleging that the facility allowed a neurosurgeon to repeatedly botch surgeries.
