Improvements must be made in handoffs, the use of PCA pumps, and postoperative orders to provide better patient care, according to a presentation at the annual conference of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses.
The Rhode Island Department of Health has ordered Rhode Island Hospital to make corrections after it was found to violate its own infection control policies.
A surgeon at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, N.Y., is accused of slapping anesthetized patients on the buttocks and calling them names before surgery, according to a CMS report.
Hospitals should focus their infection control and prevention activities on the areas that pose the highest risk to the institution and its community. What factors should be considered when performing this risk assessment?
A new study found that hospitals are making progress in reducing infection rates, but estimated that nearly 650,000 patients per year acquire infections.
Safety issues continue to top The Joint Commission’s annual list of top standards compliance issues, with seven of the top 10 coming from the Life Safety and Environment of Care chapters.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25, Issue 4
The Joint Commission is soliciting comments as part of a follow-up field review for its diagnostic imaging standards. These changes address quality and safety issues associated with diagnostic imaging, specifically surrounding the qualifications and competency for radiologists...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25, Issue 4
The Joint Commission is soliciting comments as part of a follow-up field review for its diagnostic imaging standards. These changes address quality and safety issues associated with diagnostic imaging, specifically surrounding the qualifications and competency for radiologists...
