A total of 463 hospitals in the U.S. have a Clostridioides difficile infection rate of zero, based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. Measures are developed by the CDC and collected through the National Healthcare Safety Network. The measures…

Recent policy changes to visas and physician residencies are disrupting the healthcare workforce. Immigrants make up 27% of physicians and surgeons, 22% of nursing assistants and 16% of registered nurses in the U.S. Foreign physicians and clinicians are an important…

Nursing is a profession built on compassion and resilience, yet beneath its caring façade lies a growing mental health crisis. Many don’t know that nurses face one of the highest rates of suicide risk among healthcare workers, a silent epidemic…

Ballad Health reduced all-cause mortality by 22% and lowered its observed-to-expected mortality ratio by 10% between fiscal years 2023 and 2025. This progress is more than an operational win. It reflects a shift in mindset. At its core is a…

The Oregon Patient Safety Commission found that 30% of state residents have experienced some form of medical error or harm in the past few years. The report is based on survey responses of 1,041 individuals gathered in March. The commission…

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has partnered with Northeastern University to enhance training for the next generation of oncology nurses. Under the new program, some nurse scientists at Dana-Farber will become faculty members at Northeastern, the Boston-based institutions said in a joint…

UC San Diego Health reduced hospital readmissions by 26% through its virtual transition of care clinic, according to a Sept. 23 study published in JMIR Medical Informatics. Launched in 2021, the virtual clinic connects moderate- to high-risk patients with care…

The Joint Commission recently released its first-ever guidance on the use of AI in healthcare and published its annual report on sentinel events. Below are five key actions and updates from the accrediting body, starting with the most recent:

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital has been named the inaugural recipient of The Joint Commission’s Healthcare Innovation Award, which recognizes hospital and health systems with a strong culture of innovation that advances care quality and patient safety. The academic health system…

Infections caused by a highly drug-resistant and dangerous bacteria known as NDM-producing carpabenem-resistant Enterobacterales, or NDM-CRE, have surged by more than 460% in the U.S. between 2019 and 2023, according to a CDC report. NDM-CRE are resistant to some of…