Family medicine physicians are still the most sought-after specialty — for the eighth year in a row, healthcare staffing firm Merritt Hawkins found family medicine physicians to be the most in-demand clinician specialty based on staffing requests the firm receives.

Implementing multi-tiered strategies for reducing readmission rates are a must do for any hospital looking to improve patient care and provide a high quality experience. This in-depth report provides the key best practices for developing the multi-tiered plan and is…

Most of the neonatal intensive care units have instituted central line–associated bloodstream infection prevention policies and monitor compliance, and reporting more than 95 percent compliance with select CLABSI prevention practices was associated with lower CLABSI rates, according to a study…

Hourly rounds schedules for nurses in acute-care hospitals may improve patient safety and overall patient satisfaction, according to a study published in the Journal for Healthcare Quality.

The following drug recalls have occurred so far in 2014:

Two new recommended practices from the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses are now online and available for public comment.

An American who contracted the Ebola virus in Liberia will be transferred to the United States and treated at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta in the coming days.

Even though all physician assistants must practice under the supervision of a physician, their scope of practice varies from state to state.

There are two medical conditions that clearly impact quality, costs and patient safety but are often not addressed because their critical role in patient recovery may not be top-of-mind for many clinicians when dealing with a myriad of treatment concerns…

CareFusion launched its ChloraPrep1 mL applicator, the newest addition to the ChloraPrep line of preoperative skin preparation products.