Expect even more focus on how hospitals help patients at risk of suicide soon after discharge, now that two suicide-related categories have been shown to make up the top five sentinel events for the first half of 2019.
In just eight months in 2019, measles cases spread to more than 30 states. Even if your state isn’t one of those, it’s worth your time to review outbreak preparations for both inside and outside your facility.
Heighten protection for your caregivers by reviewing the evidence of measles immunity for all facility personnel and going over measles protocols and procedures with staff.
Include your water management team in construction and renovation projects to ensure checks are done for waterborne infections before patients and staff move in.
After a CMS survey last summer resulted in a finding of Immediate Jeopardy, University of Minnesota Health (M Health) was able to quickly develop and implement a new system to bolster its response to patient harm incidents.
