New York hospitals must report sepsis-related data to the state Department of Health. The establishment of mandatory sepsis protocols at all hospitals in New York State is estimated to have saved more ...

The healthcare industry is undergoing a transformation to value-based reimbursement models, which reward patient care innovations that improve quality, reduce costs and ensure patient safety. As a ...

In a hospital emergency department, someone who has been revived from an opioid overdose using the reversal drug naloxone sometimes can be a relatively low-priority case. The standard protocol is to ...

A series of new protocols and initiatives make hospital emergency departments across the country more efficient, cost effective and safe. Washington saved more than $30 million in healthcare costs ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The hospital reduced rates of hospital-onset MRSA and hospital-onset MRSA bacteremia. The protocols were ...

As states begin to reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic and hospitals ramp up elective surgeries, it is crucial hospitals do all they can to strengthen and improve postoperative outcomes. As a result, ...

Microbial contamination remained on high-touch hospital surfaces even when staff complied with cleaning protocols, the researchers found. The team took samples from 400 surfaces at the Central Texas ...

Following a successful implementation of hospital protocol during the Feb. 13 shooting at Michigan State, Sparrow Hospital has focused on analyzing and expanding its strategies and capabilities for a ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — Weeks after the release of a report that reviewed its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sarasota Memorial Hospital has remained under a storm of criticism by some groups who said ...

Florida Hospital officials are sending out letters notifying patients who underwent an experimental surgery that not all protocols were followed.Most watched video: Raw video: Police chase suspect ...

Following a riot that broke out at Peace Hospital in March, UofL Health released new "communication" around 911 calls. The new protocol was released a month after The Courier Journal published a ...