Reversing course, federal health officials withdrew a proposal that would have required private accrediting organizations to publicly release reports of problems they found in health care facilities. Accreditors and hospitals had panned the idea; consumer advocates and business groups supported it.

In the fight against healthcare-acquired infections, today’s healthcare facilities face many challenges. To help meet these challenges and more, healthcare leaders are increasingly looking to automated, whole-room disinfection systems as an added measure to help ensure the safest possible environment of care.

The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) is launching a new national initiative on human trafficking and healthcare. The initiative will include tools for human trafficking awareness and prevention in healthcare, as well as the formation of the Alliance for Care Coordination of Children in Human Trafficking.