hospital-acquired conditions

The coronavirus pandemic compromised the ability of hospitals to work on patient safety, the president and CEO of The Leapfrog...

Previous research had found an increase in healthcare-acquired infections at hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic.

Protective elements of a foam dressing may benefit other patients, as well, a new study says.

Personal tragedies involving family and friends motivated this CEO to launch Peptilogics.

Researchers found that 22.7% of adverse events among inpatients were preventable.

Top healthcare executives from across the country are set to participate in a special HealthLeaders leadership summit this month in...

Strategizing across departments will be a crucial step in avoiding these penalties as directors within the middle revenue cycle can...

Eight years into the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, 2,046 hospitals have been penalized at least once.

More than 10,000 patients were diagnosed with COVID after being hospitalized for other medical conditions in 2020.

HealthLeaders covered many of the most pressing coronavirus pandemic stories last year, including lessons learned, vaccination challenges and efforts, behavioral...

Major increases were found in 2020 compared to 2019 in four serious infection types: central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary...

A growing number of health systems are offering people with more serious health conditions hospital-level treatment in the comfort of...