Patient Safety

For years, hospitals have used root cause analysis (RCA) to identify gaps in their healthcare system that can lead to safety errors. The problem...Read More »

A new tool released by The Joint Commission is designed to help hospitals prevent inpatient falls.
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently issued a new rule allowing unlicensed devices to share the same wireless bandwidth as patient...Read More »

Although sponges continue to be the most detrimental, small miscellaneous items are an emerging concern as reporting improvesRead More »

In early June, representatives from farming and healthcare convened at the White House to discuss a common thread that links the two industries...Read More »

Although sponges continue to be the most detrimental, small miscellaneous items are an emerging concern as reporting improvesRead More »

The creation and expanded use of antibiotics has allowed for the successful treatment of routine infections and safer surgical procedures....Read More »

Last month, the White House convened a special forum on antibiotic stewardship in which more than 150 healthcare organizations, including the...Read More »

As the rest of the nation shifts its focus toward antibiotic stewardship, California leads the charge with an updated law...Read More »

ECRI's 2015 list of top patient safety concerns offers some familiar foes along with some timely topics like workplace...Read More »