Category: Regulations

We are at a unique moment in history that will decide the future trajectory of our country. Preventative measures have brought our...

Monitoring Transfusions to Save Lives Many people choose the hospital they go to for care according to the hospital’s reputation. A patient...

“First, do no harm” is a simple, often-quoted phrase adopted by healthcare organizations dedicated to patient safety. These organizations would do well...

“Do-the-2. Verify two patient identifiers — every patient, every time." This pithy advice from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston...

The Joint Commission’s annual National Patient Safety Goals articulate clear goals around which organizations can organize to increase their patient safety levels...

Vitalacy, the leading hand hygiene improvement platform, announces today that Ann Blouin, PhD, RN, MBA, FACHE, has agreed to join its board...

For more than a decade, the Joint Commission has stressed good hand hygiene as a condition of accreditation at its 21,000 associated...

The Joint Commission 2017 goals provide guidelines for hospital hand hygiene. Here’s how to make these goals a reality at your hospital: ...