The Nevada Senate has passed a bundle of bills aimed at improving transparency, according to a Las Vegas Sun news report.
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The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has announced its membership has elected the AORN Board of Directors for 2011-2012, according to a news release.
The federal government has threatened to strip University of Chicago Medical Center of its Medicare funding following reports of a medical error contributing to the death of a patient, according to a Chicago Tribune report. The Chicago Tribune has confirmed…
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) has announced its new board officers for 2011-2012, according to a news release.
To sounds of the Village's People's "YMCA," staff members at the University Hospital of South Manchester in the U.K. created an educational video detailing proper hand hygiene and its aim to fight C. diff and MRSA.
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The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF) has announced the development of new accreditation standards designed specifically for oral maxillofacial surgeons.
The National Quality Forum has created a new page on its website devoted to patient safety, according to an NQF release.
The cost of death and injury from medical errors and other adverse events caused by the healthcare system itself is enormous, according to a new study by the National Center For Policy Analysis.
VHA has launched a regional initiative — Target Zero — designed to eliminate preventable patient safety errors from member hospitals, according to a network news release.