The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses has awarded Innovative Product Achievements with the AORN Seal of Recognition for an educational program focusing on proper scrubs laundering and changing of warm-up jackets, according to a news release from AORN.
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Two studies examining applications to training programs in obstetrics found that up to 30 of every 100 applicants took credit for research publications that could not be found, according to a FOX News report.
In a new, free video from CDC, Dr. Melissa Schaefer talks about the infection risks associated with sharing insulin pens.
The Joint Commission will investigate a complaint filed against Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in New York City after a patient allegedly had to wait five hours before receiving an "urgently needed kidney dialysis," according to a New York Daily News…
The Patient Safety Authority in Harrisburg, Pa., offers a free, downloadable obstructive sleep apnea preoperative screening tool.
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In a blog post on The Joint Commission website, Michael Kulczycki, executive director for The Joint Commission's Ambulatory Care Accreditation Program, discusses the new Targeted Solutions Tool (TST) for wrong-site surgery from The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare.
With ambulatory care visits outnumbering hospital admissions 300 to one, there is a need for additional research into ambulatory patient safety, according to an editorial in American Medical News.
The following article is written by Michael DiPietro, vice president of marketing and product management at HealthcareSource, a provider of talent management software for the healthcare industry based in Woburn, Mass. Patient safety and quality care are top priorities…
The Scott & White Heart & Vascular Institute in Temple, Texas, has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval as a hospital performing ventricular assist device as a destination therapy, according to a news release.
The Oregon Patient Safety Commission has developed and provides a free, downloadable ambulatory surgery center infection prevention and control toolkit.