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Quality and Safety

By Sandra G. Boodman | 10:58 am | July 12, 2017
Overlapping surgery, when a doctor operates on two patients at same time, has prompted debate in medical community, and in Washington.
By Jeff Lagasse | 10:03 am | July 12, 2017
With the financial pressure rising to demonstrate higher levels of quality, leaders need solid programs in place to keep their facilities in check.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:37 am | July 10, 2017
Only 7.5 percent of the more than 1.8 million COPD patients analyzed were receiving any form of PAP therapy.
By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News | 11:11 am | July 07, 2017
Of the facilities with reported violations prior to 2014, 52 percent slid back into dangerous care according to a Kaiser Health News analysis of federal health inspection data.
By Susan Morse | 06:14 pm | July 05, 2017
National Committee for Quality Assurance is updating HEDIS scores for 2018 to include telehealth and to combat addiction risks.
By Bernie Monegain | 01:33 pm | July 05, 2017
Funds earmarked for helping residents experiencing health issues linked to local water supply.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 03:43 pm | June 30, 2017
To make your hospital truly beautiful, it has to feel like a place of healing, not just look like one, Soliant said.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:14 pm | June 14, 2017
Beginning this year, clinicians participating in MIPS have to report on six quality measures to be eligible for a bonus payment.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:53 am | June 09, 2017
U.S. minorities tend to receive fewer medical services considered effective like flu shots, aspirin following heart attack, study author says.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:49 am | June 02, 2017
On any given day, 1 in 25 patients across the U.S. suffers from at least one infection acquired while they are in the hospital, CDC says.