The Patient Safety Authority in Harrisburg, Pa., offers a free, downloadable poster discussing ways to minimize and fight airway fires during surgery. “Airway surgeries that involve ignition sources ...

The Joint Commission provides free “Speak Up” videos encouraging patients to take a role in preventing healthcare errors. The videos were developed for the Speak Up national campaign (pdf), launched ...

This episode—recorded live at Becker’s 31st Annual The Business and Operations of ASCs event—features Dr. Ken Grubbs, Executive Vice President, Accreditation and Certification Operations, and Chief ...

What does hospital accreditation mean? Hospital accreditation works as a seal of quality. Independent organizations evaluate whether hospitals follow strict safety and quality standards. This process ...