You assume the new staffer who just passed a background check has a clean record. A recent investigation shows that’s just not the case.
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Stoned staffers roaming the halls present more than just the obvious risks to patients.
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Slow and steady wins the race: One hospital system nearly doubled its staff flu vaccination rate in just three years — and learned an important lesson in community education. Here’s how they did it.
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Hospital-acquired cases of pneumonia and sepsis could cost more than $8 billion in increased health costs — and 48,000 patient deaths — annually.
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Nurses’ inadequate access to key infection control equipment and related safety violations have landed one hospital in hot water with several federal agencies.
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A new report from the Joint Commission shows that hospitals’ efforts to improve key quality scores are definitely working.
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A health system accused of illegally providing kickbacks to favored cardiologists has reached an agreement to settle with the feds. And the cardiologist who first brought the case to light stands to make a mint.
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New research shows what is — and isn’t — working for health organizations venturing into social networking.
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If you smoke, it could cost you your next job.
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A nurse who reported a doctor’s unorthodox-at-best techniques now finds herself facing criminal charges of misusing official information.
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