The Joint Commission has opened 2012 National Patient Safety Goals (NSPG) for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and catheter-associated...Read More »
On July 7, staff members in the pediatric ICU (PICU) at Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York (CCMC) celebrated one...Read More »
The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare has announced it will release a tool specifically targeting one of healthcare’s most...Read More »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a notice of proposed changes to the inpatient prospective payment systems (...Read More »
Imagine this scenario: The Joint Commission surveyor arrives in the surgical services suite and asks about the use of flash sterilization. He or...Read More »
True or false: When wearing gloves, it is acceptable to use hand gel to clean the gloves between patients; it is not necessary to change your...Read More »
Sentara Williamsburg (VA) Regional Medical Center (SWRMC) marked five years without a case of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in February...Read More »