Wrong-patient, wrong-site, or wrong-procedure errors top the list of sentinel event statistics reported to The Joint Commission through the second...Read More »
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 »
Those advocating for more transparency in healthcare will be pleased with the Surgeon Scorecard, released by the investigative journalism...Read More »
The Joint Commission is putting its Top Performer on Key Quality Measures program on hiatus in 2016 while it determines how to re-tool the program...Read More »
In an effort to cut down on the high noise level in hospitals, one Michigan facility has tested the use of sound-absorbing panels in hallways.Read More »
Quality improvement requires strength in numbers. At least that's what hospitals in Maryland and Pennsylvania are finding as recent reports show...Read More »