News and Notes

Improving employee safety, efficiencies, and quality of service across medical products distribution business   In a back corner of Cardinal Health’s Ohio Valley Distribution Center (DC), which supports our U.S. Medical Products and Distribution (USMPD) business, sits...

This day serves as a reminder to slow down, stop and take time to provide excellent experiences to patients.

The Joint Commission is proposing revisions to the “Infection Prevention and Control” (IC) chapter requirements for office based surgery practices. A brief overview of the changes: The IC chapter underwent a full revision and will replace current IC chapter...

Mindray North America, a global leader and developer of healthcare technologies and solutions for patient monitoring, anesthesia, and ultrasound, announced a new strategic certification that aligns with its secure by design approach to cybersecurity. Its flagship...

Study in June 2024 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, June 6, 2024) – Patients at long-term care facilities are at risk for healthcare-associated infections – infections that occur while a patient receives...

For the third time in five years, a federal investigation has found the operator of multiple psychiatric and rehabilitation facilities, has had workers seriously injured or killed in violent patient attacks, including an employee who suffered serious injuries caused...