Category: Quality

How Johns Hopkins encourages employees to voice patient safety concerns

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Athenahealth data offers best predictions of flu season, study finds

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Ebola containment efforts in Congo prove effective, health officials say

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For-profit hospitals readmit more patients, study finds

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Despite Red Flags At Surgery Centers, Overseers Award Gold Seals

A decade ago, California stopped licensing surgery centers and then gave approval power to private accreditors that are commonly paid by the same centers they inspect. That system of oversight has created a troubling legacy of laxity, a Kaiser Health News investigation finds.

Scientists create cooling system for outbreak responders’ protective suits

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Scientists create cooling system for outbreak responders’ protective suits

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71% of VA hospitals improved overall quality, agency finds

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South Carolina hospitals see spike in snake bites after Florence

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1 in 3 foster kids receive psych drugs with no clinical surveillance, HHS finds

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