A March 30 follow-up inspection of University Hospital in Columbia, Mo., showed the hospital is now in full compliance with Medicare standards after coming under fire for noncompliance in infection control and other requirements, according to a Columbia Tribune news…
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Iowa does not require healthcare facilities to report medical errors, a mandate currently enforced in 26 states, according to a KCRG report.
OSHA has started conducting inspections of outpatient care centers in four states — Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama and Florida — in an effort to reduce needlesticks and sharps hazards, according to a report from the ASC Association in its ASCA Government…
Healthcare experts from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Safe Injection Practices Coalition and other organizations spoke at a teleconference on safe injection practices, urging healthcare professionals to do more in order to protect patients from infection and injury.
A statewide initiative sponsored by Overlook Hospital in Summit, N.J., and the New Jersey Council for the Humanities focuses on merging healthcare with literature, poetry and other forms of literature to help improve patient care at the hospital, according to…
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Research findings suggest improving gloving practices does not adequately serve as an alternative strategy to improve hand hygiene compliance, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
With the introduction of Partnership for Patients and other initiatives, healthcare organizations are focusing more than ever on improving patient safety. Quality improvement studies can help guide ambulatory surgery centers' efforts to reduce adverse events. "It's not just an academic…
CMS has approved the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities' outpatient physical therapy accreditation program, according to a notice in the Federal Register.
The Joint Commission is seeking comment from the healthcare industry on a proposal that would require licensed independent practitioners and staff to undergo influenza vaccination.
According to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority's most recent data for 2010, wrong-site anesthesia blocks are the most common wrong-site events, followed by wrong vertebral level and wrong-site hand surgery. Wrong-site, wrong-patient and wrong-procedure surgeries continue to occur despite the…