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Patients who lose the ability to perform daily living activities during a hospitalization have longer lengths of stay. A recent Vizient PI collaborative indicated mobilization programs not only incre... read more

When it comes to patient safety, the right connection can make all the difference. Standardized connectors can help reduce medical tubing misconnections during the delivery of fluids, nutrition and m... read more

To effect change, you must provide respectful, equitable care, promote physical and emotional well-being, and develop partnerships to provide high quality maternal and infant care to build healthier ... read more

As the ratio of advanced practice providers to physicians tightens, it’s crucial that healthcare organizations ready their APPs through transition-to-practice programs as expectations for their perfo... read more

With World Patient Safety Day just around the corner, it feels especially important to highlight some key — and startling — statistics... read more

Revenue and expense trends and length of stay will be indicators for the months ahead, but for now, good planning and tough decisions are translating into better results... read more

The transition to value-based care continues. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), for example, has set a goal of having 100% of traditional Medicare beneficiaries in accountable care ... read more

Every year, we witness new or different emergencies, each presenting unique challenges to healthcare facilities — but how can we tell which is an emerging infectious disease and which is an operation... read more

Learn about important action steps hospitals can take to prevent, manage and contain outbreaks of high-consequence infectious diseases such as Ebola, SARS and COVID-19, especially as The Joint Commis... read more

While advanced energy is a popular category with versatile solutions that make surgery more efficient and precise, there are challenges, especially around surgeons’ fear of change. Luckily, there are... read more