Changes in how medical diagnoses are coded under the latest international disease classification system – better known as the ICD-10 codes – may complicate the assessment of hospital safety, say researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Their report …
The government says hospitals are becoming safer for patients due to a quality improvement partnership between industry and federal agencies. A report out Wednesday from Health and Human Services finds that adverse events such as medication mistakes, falls and infections …
A new study finds New Jersey hospitals are doing a better job of preventing infections, falls and readmissions. The New Jersey Hospital Association released data last week culled from reports to various government agencies from 62 hospitals that are taking …
Head of the hospital bed raised? Check. Patient’s teeth brushed? Check. Those simple but often overlooked steps can help protect some of the most critically ill patients – those on ventilators – from developing deadly pneumonia. And if they knew …