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The American College of Emergency Physicians President Jay Kaplan, MD, said the organization applauds the CDC taking important steps to combat the epidemic through its updated prescribing guidelines.

Nearly 1,500 people who had surgery at two Washington hospitals in 2011 and 2012 are being warned that they need to be tested for possible hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV infection following drug tampering charges of a former Colorado…

Medicare Advantage patients have fewer preventable hospitalizations, compared to traditional Medicare patients, based on a new Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care study, according to FierceHealthPayer.

Preventable medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States, according to American Association for Justice.

Professor Rene Amalberti, MD, PhD, published an editorial outlining how aging populations will impact healthcare systems, according to Medical Xpress.

Hamilton-based LeadingAge New Jersey, a statewide association of nonprofit senior care organizations, emphasized hand hygiene during Patient Safety Awareness Week.

More evidence connects healthcare work environments with patient safety, clinical outcomes and staff retention. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses focuses on improving the healthiness of work environments, with its release of "AACN Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work…

Medline, a Mundelein, Ill.-based medical supplies company, gives healthcare organization ways to enhance patient safety.

An Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality report found Medicare patients gave their physicians the highest ratings in 2015, according to Family Practice News.

Researchers found surgical patients who had seasonal flu vaccines had no worse outcomes than patients who were not vaccinated, according to MedPage Today.