Report: Patient abuse goes unreported, undisciplined

Employees who abused developmentally disabled patients in state-run group homes faced few consequences. In most cases they were simply transferred to other facilities. Read more

Study: Hospitals falling short at keeping patients safe

A new report indicates that despite all the efforts into reducing medical errors and improving patient safety, we’ve made no progress. Read more

OSHA weighs tougher rules on residents’ hours

Even tighter rules may be on the way that limit the hours residents can work in hospitals. Read more

Look-alike tubes kill patients regularly: Why is this still allowed?

Mistakes as simple — and avoidable — as confusing an IV with a feeding tube regularly injure and kill patients. And industry interests seem content to allow it to continue. Read more

Improper equipment cleaning exposes 1,800 veterans to disease

HIV and hepatitis are just some of the diseases that may have been passed on to several hundred ex-soldiers by unclean dental equipment. Read more

More proof: U.S. health care falling behind other nations

The U.S. health care system ranked last in a recent comparison of six other large countries. Read more

Why are hospitals making more errors now?

Despite hospitals’ best efforts, the data indicates that some of the most serious adverse events patients can face are becoming more common, not less. Read more

Report: Medical schools fall short on teaching patient safety

A new report claims doctors-in-training aren’t being taught the skills they need to create truly safe environments for patients. Read more

Quality measures show improvement

A new report from the Joint Commission shows that hospitals’ efforts to improve key quality scores are definitely working. Read more

New badges track which staffers are — and aren’t — washing their hands

Following hand-washing protocols is one of the easiest — and most often ignored — ways to keep infections from spreading. But staffers may balk at the newest solution to this problem. Read more

« Previous Page — Next Page »

• Special Report

  • CMS bestows first Healthcare Innovation Awards

    Twenty-six organizations received the honor of being the first granted with the Healthcare Innovation Awards. Check out what these groups did to win a total of $122.6 million.

    

• Sections

  • Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)
  • Health Care Bill
  • Health Care Reform
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Healthcare Fraud
  • Healthcare Management
  • Healthcare Staffing
  • HIPAA
  • HIPAA Privacy Rule
  • HIPAA Security Rule
  • HIPAA Violations
  • Hospital Management
  • Medical Coding
  • Medical Reimbursement
  • Medical Technology
  • Medicare
  • Practice Management

• Healthcare News

  • Finance
  • Healthcare Reform
  • Human Resources
  • Insurance
  • Legal & Compliance
  • Medicare/Medicaid
  • Technology

• Latest Posts

  • Healthcare data security: What it costs you
  • Eye-opening study: Do all EDs treat uninsured kids equally?
  • Coupons for medical services?
  • CMS bestows first Healthcare Innovation Awards
  • EHR Pricing 101: What Does EHR Software Really Cost?
  • Hospital executive gets 3 years in prison
  • Enabling Mobility for Healthcare Professionals
  • The 12 worst Legionnaires’ outbreaks in the world
  • Staffers on smartphones: Weighing the risks
  • Hospital profile: Step-by-step plan for improving patient care

• Buyer's Guides

  • EMR: Choosing the Best System for Your Practice
  • Medical Billing: Spend Less, Collect More: Tips for Choosing a Medical Billing Service

• Advertise with us

  • Appointment setting
  • Display advertising
  • Email blasts
  • Product listing
  • Whitepaper library

• Sponsored Sections

  • Product Profiles
  • Whitepaper and Webcast Library

• Whitepapers

  • EHR Pricing 101: What Does EHR Software Really Cost?
  • Enabling Mobility for Healthcare Professionals
  • Tracking and Reporting Health Care Professional Spend
  • Evaluating Healthcare Accounting Software
  • A Practical Planning Guide for Bar Code Point of Care (BPOC) Solutions

• Product Profiles

  • Aegis Health Group
  • Alpha Systems
  • AMD Global Telemedicine
  • BryantBrown Healthcare
  • CynergisTek
  • dashboardMD
  • DIVURGENT
  • DoseMonitor
  • eProtex
  • FingerPaint
  • Health Claim Review
  • Health Language, Inc.
  • Huron Healthcare
  • imc² health & wellness
  • Integrated Healthcare Strategies
  • iTriage
  • Lewin Group
  • LexisNexis® Health Care Solutions
  • MASS™ Medical Storage
  • MDLinx
  • Nationwide Medical Billing
  • PACSHealth, LLC
  • Phreesia
  • Smartphone Pager Replacement
  • TeraMedica
  • Together Rx Access
  • Vital Images
  • Vocera

• Categories

  • Communication (187)
  • E-news Sponsored Content (177)
  • EMR & EHR – Electronic Health Records (45)
  • Ethics (252)
  • Fraud & Waste (93)
  • Health care/Treatment trends (289)
  • Healthcare Finance (145)
  • Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News (181)
  • Healthcare Legal & Compliance (215)
  • Healthcare Reform News (59)
  • Healthcare Technology News (123)
  • Hospital Management (306)
  • In this week's e-newsletter (628)
  • Industry Spotlight (18)
  • Insurance (40)
  • Latest News & Views (640)
  • Lighter Side (20)
  • Medicare & Medicaid News (56)
  • Patient/Client Communication (343)
  • Practice Management (182)
  • Product Profile (28)
  • Special Report (89)
  • Uncategorized (4)
  • Whitepaper Offers (3)