The Joint Commission recognized nine U.S. hospitals for advancing the evolution and utilization of health IT and electronic clinical quality measures to drive quality improvements in 2017 and 2018.

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital is rescheduling several elective surgeries the week of Nov. 5 because of an issue that caused surgical instruments to be discolored, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

Hammond, La.-based North Oaks Health System is using a predictive modeling tool in its Epic EHR to help clinicians identify patients at increased risk for developing sepsis.

San Diego County recorded its first death of the flu season, a 52-year-old woman, the week of Nov. 4, according to KGTV.

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology unveiled its 'Certification: The Defining Difference' campaign.

A study published in JAMA Pediatrics examined whether undergoing surgery that requires general anesthesia before entering primary school affects child development.

The Leapfrog Group gave 17 hospitals failing grades in its fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grades released Nov. 8.

Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., on Nov. 5 urged Illinois Public Health Director Nirav Shah, MD, to step down over his response to the Legionnaires' outbreak at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy.

In a recent press release, Healthmark Industries announced the launch of their newest game on Crazy4Clean.com, “The Queen of Quality.”

Since spring 2012, the Leapfrog Group has assigned letter grades to hospitals twice a year based on their patient safety performance. Forty-two hospitals have earned an A in every update, including the fall 2018 update released Nov. 8.