Improving the safety climate might be appropriate when aiming to encourage commonly used standard precautions among nursing students, and highlighting risks may be appropriate to encourage less commonly used standard precautions, according to a study published in the American Journal…

The Healthcare Association of New York has presented four 2014 Pinnacle Awards for Quality and Patient Safety.

Researchers found major differences between Germany and the United States in the frequency of hip and knee replacement operations, with knee surgery being performed more frequently in the United States than in Germany, according to findings published in Deutsches Aerzteblatt…

The increasing employment of physicians by hospitals and health systems has heightened the importance of understanding physician employment contracts for providers. Below are a few areas of importance in every physician employment agreement.

  Routine follow-up with a primary care provider reduced 30-day readmissions for patients who had undergone open thoracic aortic aneurysm repair, according to a poster published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

3M Health Information Systems has introduced 3M Quality Services, a complete program to help hospitals identify the root cause of quality performance issues.

Lincolnshire, Ill.-based Complete Orthopaedic Care has announced they will integrate into Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Medical Group — one of the largest medical groups in the state, effective June 30.

  The American Hospital Association announced that it will honor five hospital-led collaborative efforts with them the AHA NOVA Award.

A multi-pronged approach — which includes front line engagement, education, execution of best practices and evaluation of processes — may prove effective in reducing central line–associated bloodstream infections outside the intensive care unit, according to a study published in the…

Rain Nation has added a patient-directed application to its patient engagement suite, called nSynch.