Consumers have a difficult time navigating the data that is available to help them make decisions about safe hospital choices. Today we are going to...
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In the field of patient safety, you find an army of hospital administrators, consultants, manufacturers, healthcare workers, and evaluators. Out in...
Reports of the spread of the novel coronavirus from China show a continued spread of the illness. The many news articles available cover the story as...
News about a new coronavirus in Asia has hit the headlines this week, with numbers quickly climbing and efforts at containment escalating. As the...
The VA's 5 Star ratings system was phased out this past December to make way for a new approach. The new ratings and comparison system intends to...
It is the season of giving, with many of us exchanging gifts and well-wishes. Hugs are given. Kisses on the cheeks. Handshakes. Oh-so-many excellent...
Over the past decade, the general public has come to hear more terminology about vaccines than ever before. Thanks in part to the growth of...
In our series on Clostridioides difficile, we explored the bacteria that causes this lethal hospital-acquired infection, the resulting infectious...
There are 6 reasons why Clostridioides difficile is such a menace. Each one of these aspects makes C. diff infections, or CDIs, a force to be...
You are a patient in the hospital, recovering from a surgical procedure. You are put on antibiotics to prevent infection, and everything seems fine....
This week we celebrate Halloween, a holiday to get spooked by supernatural creatures for one night of the year. For those of us working in the world...
Securing an EPA Registration for Public Health Claims is difficult, time-consuming, and costly. However, the registration, while not an endorsement...