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Injury and illness rates declined overall in 2005, but the rate at hospitals remained almost double that of general industry, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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Consider this scenario: Pandemic influenza has emerged in the community, there's no vaccine, and antivirals are in short supply. Your stockpile of N95 respirators needs to last as long as possible, because getting a new shipment may be difficult. What do you do?
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is emphasizing that knowledge is power when it comes to patients.
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Lack of consensus on how to measure hand hygiene compliance has made this a daunting challenge for quality professionals.
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In this study, scala and colleagues compared the clinical outcomes of patients with acute respiratory failure due to COPD exacerbations and different degrees of altered levels of consciousness.
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Investigators at the university of amsterdam performed an extensive review of articles, retrieved via Medline, that reported ICU outcomes in very elderly patients.
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More than 20 years ago, case reports appeared in the literature describing a neuromuscular abnormality that developed as a consequence of critical illness.
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As state Medicaid programs, businesses, and health plans face increasing fiscal pressure, many are looking at disease management efforts as a way of saving money.
