Work-life balance is a foreign term to most people in healthcare. Our industry is very good at taking care of other people, but it's not so great at taking care of its own. Part of the driving force behind this mismatch is the constant drive to always take care of those in need, without...
When The Joint Commission announced its proposed changes to NPSG.07.06.01 in September, it's likely that they were met with more shrugged shoulders than panicked expressions.
Hand hygiene compliance and influenza vaccination are two patient safety practices that should be considered mandatory, according to experts at the National Patient Safety Foundation's (NPSF) Lucian Leape Institute.
As more consumer websites get into the business of rating physicians, hospitals are jumping on board in an effort to contribute to the online conversation
The FDA issued a safety alert in September about infections associated with reprocessed flexible bronchoscopes. Although the level of concern over infection-related illnesses from bronchoscopes is not as high as the level of concerns over inadequately reprocessed endoscopes, the goal of the...
