The National Quality Forum, with support from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, has identified 30 safe practices that can reduce or prevent adverse events and medical errors. 1. Create a ...

Today’s most successful construction companies recognize that lasting safety performance is built on a strong safety culture.

Safe work practices can reduce the numbers of injuries on the job while lowering liability-related costs. Before instituting a safety program, evaluate current procedures and protocols to determine ...

Ambulatory surgery centers have made significant strides over the past several years in improving their infection prevention efforts, says Phenelle Segal, RN CIC, president of Infection Control ...

The National Quality Forum (NQF) has released its fourth updated edition of its Safe Practices for Better Healthcare manual. The 34 endorsed safety practices included in the manual—ranging from ...

Preventing electrical injuries by following best practices for safe work environments helps everyone make it home at the end of the day. Now is a great time to review what some of the best practices ...

As temperatures rise and South Carolinians spend more time enjoying private or public pools, lakes, rivers, oceans, hot tubs ...

New Year's resolutions are a perfect example of our desire to change bad habits. How many times have you pledged to lose weight, exercise more or just eat healthier? We have great intentions and we ...

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices outlined 15 strategies for reducing medication errors in clinical settings in its 2026-2027 “Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals.” The ...

Industrial manufacturing environments have inherent risks that require vigilant machine safety measures to ensure personnel safety while protecting businesses from potential insurance increases or ...

Getting behind the wheel of a car may feel like a monotonous part of your daily routine, but because we drive so often it's easy to forget how dangerous it really is. In 2020 alone, almost 40,000 ...

Compiled by an international research group, the best practices were collected from all available guidelines published by national agencies, regulatory bodies, and trade associations. According to ...