A new Missouri law makes it possible for patients to view various information on a physician, including whether a physician was subject to disciplinary action by the state medical board, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report.
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Around 50 healthcare advocacy groups across the country are asking Congress to require hospital accreditation surveys to be made publicly available, according to a Herald-Leader report.
The CDC offers a free, downloadable video which organizations can use to help teach two key points to hospital patients and visitors to help prevent infections: the importance of practicing hand hygiene while in the hospital and that it is…
Western Illinois University's Beu Health Center in Colchester has been awarded reaccreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a McDonough County Voice report.
The California Department of Public Health has announced 12 California hospitals have been assessed fines totaling $650,000 after it was determined the facilities' noncompliance with licensing requirements caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury or death to patients.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Health has reviewed additional documentation from Carlisle (Penn.) Regional Medical Center and found staffing levels were not the cause of two patient deaths as previously believed, according to a hospital statement published in a Sentinel report.
The CDC has created a free, downloadable poster addressing frequently asked questions about surgical site infections.
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries provides a free, downloadable presentation on bloodborne pathogens.
The following article is written by Jim Sweeney, SVP of sales and marketing at ClearCount Medical Solutions. Retained surgical sponges are one of the oldest surgical complications documented in clinical literature and remain today an enduring risk to operating…
Southern Methodist University's Memorial Health Center in Dallas has been awarded accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), according to a The Daily Campus report.