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The CDC provides a free, web-based hand hygiene training course.

The VA National Center for Patient Safety has developed a free, downloadable pre-procedure evaluation template for procedures that require moderate sedation.

The CDC, with support from the CDC Foundation and Kimberly-Clark Corp., have developed a free, downloadable brochure on hand hygiene for patients.

CMS pushed back the date of the re-survey for Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas to give state regulators time to complete their reports on the re-survey that will determine its Medicare status, according to a Forbes report. Read the full…

The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority has issued a new advisory report (pdf) which analyzes medication error reports submitted by ambulatory surgery facilities to the Authority, according to a Philadelphia Business Journal report.

Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital has submitted to state regulators a corrective action plan after it was cited for the way it handled a patient's miscarriage, according to a Herald Tribune report.

Here are the 10 most-read reports from Becker's Operating Room Clinical Quality & Infection Control in August. Note: Clicking a story link will open the report in a new tab.

The laboratory of Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney, Ill., has earned accreditation from Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, according to an HFAP blog entry.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Immunization has created a free, downloadable handwashing poster targeted at children.

The Department of Veteran Affairs National Center for Patient Safety has published a free, downloadable poster to help ensure correct surgery.