To make things safer, your laboratory has banned cell phones as a distraction and infection control risk. However, if you have a machine or computer program that requires a two-factor authentication code sent to someone’s phone to work, what are lab staff supposed to do—break the no-phone rule...
Sometimes I'll miss something interesting on the first go-round and find out about it later, which is the case with my current read Surf While You Can, by retired US Navy captain Brett Crozier.
For accreditation and quality professionals, the value of healthcare accreditation is apparent. It maintains a standard of patient care, identifies areas of quality improvement, and keeps CMS funding flowing into the facility. However, surveyors don’t want to see just accreditation professionals...
A new benchmarking study by COSECURE Enterprise Risk Solutions reveals how healthcare security departments are evolving—and where critical gaps remain.
Even as healthcare organizations improve their training and technology around drug diversion prevention, a 2025 report reveals that cracks remain—particularly in culture, coordination, and confidence.
In the spring of 2024, CMS’ Quality, Safety and Oversight Group published memo QSO-24-10, Revisions and Clarifications to Hospital Interpretive Guidelines for Informed Consent. The memo highlights the need for informed consent for sensitive examinations on anesthetized patients.
It seems lately that I have spending a fair amount of time on regional jets, which because they tend not have TV screens in the set backs, prompts me to read.
CMS survey data from 2024 paints a clear picture for ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) on what to look out for: Persistent gaps in infection control, sanitation, documentation, and governance continue to trigger citations across the country.
