The American Hospital Association offers resources to help healthcare workers discuss the appropriate use of medical resources and reduce non-beneficial care. The AHA identified five hospital-based ...

Janine E. Curcio and Dr. Robert Lowe provide a seven-point scale based on speech and responsiveness to decide whether or not to use sedation for an agitated patient. Managing an agitated or aggressive ...

I appreciate the thoughtful responses of the contributors and their willingness to engage in this forum. They were able to cut through most of the widespread misinformation on food, farming, and ...

The CDC designed a tool to help identify a facility's level of maternal and neonatal care. Rear Admiral Wanda Barfield, MD, MPH, director of the Division of Reproductive Health for the CDC, discusses ...

We all have strengths — let’s think of them as tools — with which we approach everything in our lives. The challenge is to be sure that every job is undertaken by the appropriate tool. In a recent ...

For your continuous improvement initiatives, tools such as kaizen, kanban, SMED, or 5S are necessary, but they are insufficient to achieve results. Saws cut wood, wrenches tighten bolts, and knives ...

Learning apps and hardware for kids K-12 are easier to find, assemble and afford than parents think. Parents should look for age-appropriate tools that ensure their child's safety and privacy. The ...