Quality & Errors

After a CMS survey last summer resulted in a finding of Immediate Jeopardy, University of Minnesota Health (M Health) was able to quickly develop...Read More »

Healthcare institutions large and small can be left black and blue by a cyberattack. Larger institutions have more patients and thus have more...Read More »

Multiple violations of injection safety and infection...Read More »

At North Shore Medical Center, antibiotic stewardship was the most effective intervention in reducing C. diff infectionsRead More »

HFAP surveyors will be looking for increased follow-through on a hospital’s evaluation and implementation of organizational policies. Read More »

“The SPOT algorithm surveils 24 hours a day, seven days a week to look for the signs and symptoms of sepsis. When those signs are found, they are...Read More »

Consider getting an accrediting organization to review and certify your hospital’s drug compounding practices as scrutiny ratchets up on...Read More »

The organization says that these barriers, which were put into place in response to the opioid crisis, have hurt many patients receiving...Read More »

Bouffant caps only in the surgical suite? Skull cap? Both? It’s your choice.

Just make sure your hospital policy on surgical attire is...Read More »