Category: Quality

Longer resident shifts don’t threaten patient safety, study finds

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WHO unveils extensive reforms as part of ‘triple billion’ plan

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Hidden FDA Reports Detail Harm Caused By Scores Of Medical Devices

The Food and Drug Administration has let medical device companies file reports of injuries and malfunctions outside a widely scrutinized public database, leaving doctors and medical sleuths in the dark.

How Mount Sinai increased hand hygiene compliance by 20%

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Having a medical professional in the family ups likelihood of hitting 80

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CMS updates immediate jeopardy citation guidelines

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Online vaccine misinformation a ‘public health crisis,’ physician warns social media CEOs

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US News to use quality data for Best Rehabilitation Hospitals ranking

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Daily antiseptic bath cuts infections 31% for patients with indwelling devices, study finds

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Improving detection of intraoperative medical errors (iMEs) and intraoperative adverse events (iAEs) and their contribution to postoperative outcomes.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Chen Q, Rosen AK, Amirfarzan H, Rochman A, Itani KMF. Am J Surg. 2018;216:846-850.