A new study found that almost half of U.S. hospitals are failing to take the required steps to prevent C. diff infections, which kill nearly 30,000 people annually.
Recent carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE) outbreaks at two Los Angeles hospitals have raised serious questions regarding reprocessing procedures tied to duodenoscopes and the risks patients face during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedures.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 5
Workforce analytics can be considered the future of human resources. It is the new way of making people-related business decisions. Just as healthcare has focused more strenuously on evidence-based care to guide clinical decision-making and algorithms, now HR functions can do the same.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 5
It feels as if not a day goes by without talking about the need for active shooter planning in public spaces, including hospitals. This plays into the ongoing need for hospitals to address Emergency Management, Environment of Care, and other safety-related standards and regulations.
In February, representatives from pulmonary medicine and patient safety organizations gathered with respiratory medicine thought leaders in a roundtable discussion hosted by the National Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care. Their main objective: Identify ways to recognize...
Adverse drug events (ADE) make up an overwhelming number of healthcare-acquired conditions (HAC), but prevention efforts are often overshadowed by more pressing and more regulated needs surrounding healthcare-acquired infections (HAI).
Fifteen years after the Institute of Medicine's landmark report, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System, the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) convened quality care experts to discuss patient safety priorities for the next 15 years.
