This content is sponsored by Imprivata. Patient identification errors jeopardize patient safety and result in costly and long-lasting ramifications for providers. The Joint Commission lists improving ...

Bernard McDonnell, DO, a retired physician and current surveyor for Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, previously identified “20 Questions Surgery Centers Should Ask to Ensure an Acceptable ...

As healthcare continues its shift toward mass digitalization, more hospitals want to make sure the electronic information of their patients is not compromised. This especially includes an emphasis on ...

Understand the principles of immunohematology in order to learn the principles involved in the performance of compatibility testing and associated applications including: the importance of the ...

The accreditation process can be challenging for ASCs, but it remains one of the best ways for facilities to demonstrate their commitment to patient safety. Here, leaders from three leading ...

The patient identification issue refuses to go away, mainly because nobody has quite figured out how to assure proper patient identity when engaging in health information exchange. At the College of ...

WORCESTER – Staff at St. Vincent Hospital did not follow proper patient identification procedures in a July 20, 2016, surgery that resulted in a healthy kidney being removed from a patient, according ...