Hospital-acquired infections at Cleveland-based MetroHealth Medical Center have dropped 38 percent since 2010 at the medical center, and it credits this drop to a vigilant hand hygiene program, according to a report by The Plain Dealer.

The newest hospital accreditation option is the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality. Originally formed in 1999 as a privately owned consulting firm, CIHQ is a membership organization with over 280 hospitals across the United States.

Taking inspiration from aviation, Canadian researchers have developed and are testing a surgical “black box” to record surgeries and reduce errors, according to a report from CNN.

Chicago, IL., Aug. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Becker's Healthcare is excited to announces its Hospital Chief Executive Officer Strategy Roundtable on November 5, 2014 at The Ritz Carlton Chicago.

Chicago, IL., Aug. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Becker's Healthcare is excited to announces its Hospital Chief Information Officer Strategy Roundtable on November 4, 2014 at The Ritz Carlton Chicago.

Chicago, IL., Aug. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Becker's Healthcare is excited to announce its upcoming Ambulatory Surgery Center Educational Program on October 23-25, 2014 at the Swissotel in Chicago.

Adherence to hand hygiene requirements in healthcare facilities remains low, even though there is a clear link between hand hygiene and reducing healthcare-associated infections.

Pediatric healthcare practitioners have modest knowledge of factors that would increase risk of antibiotic resistance, according to a study published in BMC Pediatrics.

The way in which Venice dealt with the plague outbreak in the 14th century may hold lessons on how to handle today's emerging threats, such as Ebola, according to an article appearing in Springer's journal Environment Systems and Decisions.

PDI has released a new educational training video for it s Prevantics line of products.