Under pressure to reduce costs and improve quality, many hospitals and health systems are adopting approaches to improve processes. Some strategies, such as Lean and Six Sigma, aim to streamline ...

Hospitals and health systems are not immune from concerns about their environmental impact. Most studies surround the discharge of anesthetic gases or single-use plastics. A new study provides ...

Security departments in all types of facilities have to negotiate a tricky balance between appropriate levels of security and appropriate levels of accessibility. But for hospitals, this balancing act ...

There is no doubt that the healthcare environment plays a major role in healthcare-associated infections (HAI) [1]. Pathogens responsible for HAI are characterized by their survival properties, which ...

In 2020, there has been an immense focus on infection control of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. However, over the past decade, there has been a growing ...

The health secretary hopes the new oversight group will boost public confidence in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in ...

Several studies have shown considerable benefits from this model. Recent research has found that hospital-at-home can reduce costs, improve patient outcomes, and optimize patients' experience.

Under pressure to reduce costs and improve quality, many hospitals and health systems are adopting approaches to improve processes. Some strategies, such as Lean and Six Sigma, aim to streamline ...