Missouri hospitals are taking healthcare’s transparency movement a step further: They will stop using “code black” and other emergency codes and instead use plainer language, such as “bomb threat,” ...

Hospitals activated Code White Alert in preparation for possible incidents related to the revelry on Christmas Eve, Wednesday ...

This article, originally posted on Sept. 23, 2019, was last updated on Dec. 3, 2025. Please note that these statistics aren’t updated regularly. Always check with your state’s hospital associations ...

The nuances of coding bacterial infections related to antibiotic-resistant superbugs can have a significant impact on hospital revenue streams, according to ICD10monitor. A study published in the ...

All government hospitals are on Code White Alert for the most common reasons for visiting the emergency room during the ...

The new rule is designed to jump start the nationwide adoption of bar-coding in hospitals and to eventually move drug makers and hospitals to a system where most patients will receive their drugs in a ...

Many hospitals call it “code blue,” a signal given over the intercom when a patient’s heart has stopped. When code blue works well, a team speeds to the bedside and revives the patient. The graveyard ...

The Food and Drug Administration is phasing in rules that will require bar codes on hospital medication packets to guard against errors that cause an estimated 7,000 deaths annually. Inside hospital ...