Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection remains the most common health care-acquired infectio...

Ventilator-associated pneumonia and central line-associated infections data for the third quarter...

Timely notification of critical laboratory values ensures prompt clinical intervention for potent...

Missed or delayed cancer diagnoses are a frequent cause of patient harm and malpractice lawsuits ...

Since The Joint Commission implemented the National Patient Safety Goal, "Reduction of the Likeli...

Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, wanted to transform its organization and in turn, transformed ...

The Problem Pneumonia accounts for 15 percent of all hospital-associated infections. It is the s...