Innovation initiatives help hospitals to improve the quality of care, this new chief medical executive says. In the hospital setting, frontline staff should be leaders in innovation, the new chief ...

While preventable harm in hospital settings has been a widely discussed issue for decades, new research suggests that adverse events are relatively common in outpatient settings, marking a critical ...

We searched for studies that compared care delivered by a nurse instead of a doctor in hospital settings. We included studies that examined patient outcomes (death, patient safety events, clinical ...

The American Diabetes Association has established standards of care for diabetes patients in the hospital setting. Three dozen hospitals across the country have been recognized for providing care to ...

For years healthcare leaders have been evaluated by means of a “Does Not Meet/Meets/Exceeds” scale. Subjective in nature, this type of assessment does not really indicate what the leader accomplished.

The escalating costs of traditional hospital care have become a pressing concern for both healthcare systems and patients. In the United States, a typical three-day hospital stay can easily total more ...

Results of the 2002 ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings that pertain to dispensing and administration are presented. A stratified random sample of pharmacy directors at 1101 ...

Insects may play a role in transmitting pathogens in heath care settings, according to findings from a systematic review.The review of 73 studies from around the globe uncovered “limited but ...