The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has produced its eighth annual National Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report, according to an agency news release.
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The Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare has named bloodborne pathogen exposure, safe patient handling, respiratory protection and workplace violence as its top four safety concerns, according to an Occupational Health & Safety news report.
Hospitals continue to show great hesitancy and resistance over the issue of public reporting of hospital errors, while consumer advocates say greater transparency is needed for accountability and improved patient safety, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch news report.
Bernard McDonnell, DO, a retired physician and current surveyor for Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, identifies 20 questions ambulatory surgery centers need to ask themselves to help ensure they have a viable, acceptable 2011 standard of practice infection prevention and control…
Over the past decade, The Joint Commission has highlighted the patient safety dangers associated with the use of certain abbreviations.
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The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), joined by the Association for Vascular Access and the Infusion Nurses Society, recently launch a new website aimed at helping to eliminate central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs).
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has highlighted an innovative program that healthcare facilities can adopt to increase the reporting of potential medical errors related to medication, equipment and patient care.
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has strict requirements for maximum workloads for medical residents, but a study published in Archives of Surgery suggests the physicians-in-training often break these rules, which could pose patient safety risks and deter optimal…
Unionized nurses from Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine, are claiming the hospital's report about its staffing levels is inaccurate, incomplete and not in keeping with nationally accepted standards, according to a Bangor Daily news report.
The Coalition for Patient Safety and Medicine Integrity wants stricter penalties for individuals who steal medication and medical products, according to a report by The Hill.