Here are 10 recent Becker's Operating Room Clinical Quality & Infection Control reports which include tools you can download for use by your organization.
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
The Joint Commission has updated the easy-to-read version of its hospital program's 2011 National Patient Safety Goals.
The Joint Commission has updated the easy-to-read version of its ambulatory healthcare program's 2011 National Patient Safety Goals.
Bristol (Conn.) Hospital is working to improve medication safety by providing free wallet-sized medication cards to local residents, according to a Hartford Courant news report.
Bundling of interventions does not necessarily reduce the rate of surgical site infections, according to research results published in the Archives of Surgery.
The Department of Health & Human Services has released the National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care, also known as the National Quality Strategy, according to an HHS news release. The strategy was called for under the Affordable Care…
Angelina County and Cities Health District in Texas will spearhead a pilot program that aims to give providers a better idea of the demographics of individuals who are diagnosed with MRSA, according to a Lufkin Daily News report.
A trial, involving a class-action lawsuit against Tenet Healthcare and Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans, will determine whether the healthcare organizations are responsible for patient deaths and injuries that took place after Hurricane Katrina, according to a New York…
The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has announced it has proposed rules that would require all surgical facilities in the state to be registered and inspected.
Southern Surgery Center in Hattiesburg, Miss., has received accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), according to a report from the Hattiesburg American.
