The Joint Commission has released a research report asking healthcare organizations to examine the unique cultural and language needs of their patient population.  

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said this week that the Federal Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) plan for additional oversight of foreign companies shipping medications into the U.S. is insufficient, the Newark Star-Ledger reports.

Using electronic medical records has caused some physicians to reproduce errors, an article in the New England Journal of Medicine reports.  

The number of serious disciplinary actions taken against physicians has dropped 17% since 2004, according to a report from consumer group Public Citizen.