Category: Quality

Robotic dispensing improves patient safety, inventory management, and staff satisfaction in an outpatient hospital pharmacy.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Rodriguez-Gonzalez CG, Herranz-Alonso A, Escudero-Vilaplana V, Ais-Larisgoitia MA, Iglesias-Peinado I, Sanjurjo-Saez M. J Eval Clin Pract. 2018 Aug 22; [Epub ahead of print].

5 stats on hospital suicides

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Doctor To The Stars Disciplined Over Use Of Controversial Menopause Therapy 

Dr. Prudence Hall has made a name for herself in the field of “bioidentical hormones” — plant-based compounds purportedly customized for each patient’s needs. Experts say the popular approach is unproven; California regulators say she was grossly negligent in her care of two patients.

Why this summer’s foodborne illness outbreaks wouldn’t have been detected 20 years ago

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The state of clinical process improvement: 6 report insights

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CMS takes South Dakota hospital off ‘immediate jeopardy,’ but Medicare funding still at risk

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Viewpoint: CDC has a duty to warn public about hospital infections

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3 ways hospitals are boosting hygiene practices to fight superbugs

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Viewpoint: How drug exchange programs could save lives

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Cardiovascular events caused 415K deaths in 2016, CDC finds

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