Your doctors may have poor hand hygiene: How to fix it
Looking to reduce infections in your hospital? You may want to get on your doctors and remind them about hand hygiene. It’s been said time and again that the No. 1 way to protect against deadly patient...
View ArticleChecklists improve outcomes for surgery
Hospitals that aren’t using surgical checklists could be putting patients in unnecessary danger. A new study shows just how effective checklists are at keeping patients safe from preventable harm – and...
View ArticleThe trouble with ‘baby-friendly’ policies at hospitals
More hospitals are aligning with recommendations from the World Health Organization and making their facilities “baby-friendly,” with guidelines specifically designed to promote breastfeeding for...
View ArticleNew initiative to reduce medication errors: How hospitals must respond
Medication errors are a significant problem for hospitals and other healthcare providers across the globe. They’re also costly – and have the potential to cause a great deal of harm to patients. To...
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