Q: Many hospital leaders struggle with how seriously to take anonymous reports, especially when the facts cannot be immediately verified. From a...Read More »
Hospitals are showing broad improvement in patient safety, including sharp declines in healthcare-associated infections and greater adoption of...Read More »
Most physician offices don’t store or use large quantities of controlled substances, but even if controlled substances are used infrequently,...Read More »
A hospital can have plenty of beds, sufficient physician staffing, and adequate emergency services, yet still leave some of the factors driving...Read More »
Failure to identify or interrupt contact transmissions, droplet transmissions, airborne transmissions, environmental spread, and transport-related...Read More »
Accreditation leaders should look beyond the survey itself and consider how accreditation can support continuous compliance, internal risk...Read More »
The initial appointment of physicians and allied health practitioners in hospitals often receives more attention than their reappointment. However...Read More »
Hospitals cannot assume capacity constraints change their fundamental obligations to patients. Clinicians are still expected to assess patients...Read More »
Hospitals need strong security measures, but they also need to create an environment where patients and visitors feel comfortable accessing care....Read More »
In June, CMS issued a final rule designed to strengthen oversight of accrediting organizations (AO), reduce conflicts of interest, and create...Read More »
