A group of healthcare and patient safety experts have called for reforms in the design, supervision and financing of U.S. hospital residency programs to protect patients from serious, preventable medical errors, according to a news release.
OSHA has published a two-page, downloadable fact sheet on how to properly handle contaminated sharps.
The American Medical Association has developed a medication safety checklist which is available for free download.
Spurred by the threat of no reimbursement for services related to healthcare-acquired conditions, many hospitals have rushed to begin patient safety initiatives. Most successful patient safety programs, however, need to be supported by long-term goals and strategies.
A San Francisco Superior Court judge has denied the California Hospital Association's objections to new rules regarding the public reporting of surgical infections at California hospitals, according to a San Francisco Chronicle news report.
The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey is the first national, standardized, publicly reported (on the Hospital Compare website at www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov) survey of patients' perspectives of hospital care.
The following is written by Sheldon S. Sones, RPh, FASCP, President, Sheldon S. Sones and Associates. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAO inhibitors or MAOIs) are drugs which, by virtue of their pharmacological mechanisms of action, may lead to an exaggerated…
The Health Resources and Services Administration has developed a sample patient satisfaction survey form.
"Stop antibiotics within 24 hours after surgery" warns a free Surgical Care Improvement Project poster developed by Delmarva Foundation and adapted and assembled by the Information & Quality Healthcare not-for-profit corporation under contract with CMS.
Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program has announced that the American Osteopathic Association's Board of Trustees has approved the recommendation that hospitals accredited by HFAP and/or hospitals with AOA-approved training programs may now apply to be recognized as an AOA Category 1…