Quality & Patient Safety
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week published on the Hospice Compare website initial results from its patient experience of care survey.
Phillips Electronics North America Corp. has recalled 71 HeartStart MRx defibrillators produced in September and October 2016 due to a defect that may cause the device to fail.
This TrendWatch from September 2011 examines recent research on hospital readmissions, including the linkages between readmissions and quality of care, and the various circumstances that may drive readmissions.
This assessment inventory is designed to help hospital and health system leaders, trustees, medical staff and employees think about how a hospital, department, or clinical area operationalizes patient- and family-centered care.
Pentax Medical yesterday recalled its ED-3490TK duodenoscope model to replace certain parts and update the operations manual.
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., today issued an update on the agency’s efforts to address ongoing shortages of intravenous saline. “Based on the information we’re receiving from companies and the actions we’ve taken at FDA, we continue to expect that the shortage of IV fluids will improve in…
Hospitals reduced central line-associated bloodstream infections by 50% between 2008 and 2016, according to a new progress summary by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report also shows progress by hospitals in reducing other healthcare-associated infections, including…