Finding and eliminating infection control (IC) violations is one of the most crucial parts of healthcare, regardless of what organization or department you’re working in. This includes laboratories, where staff are constantly working with things that no one wants spread through the rest of the...
Kurt Patton, MS, RPh, founder and president emeritus of Patton Healthcare Consulting, knows intimately about some of the misunderstood compliance challenges in hospitals today. He catches up with IAQ to talk about some of them in this first part.
Despite being a high-income country, the United States has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The CDC states that over 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable—a clear indicator that reform is...
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.
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.
