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Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 17, Issue 2

Previous articles on endoscope reprocessing, alarms, and health IT

February 1, 2016
Patient Safety

Technology is constantly changing, but the same can't be said for the risks associated with that technology. In fact, some of the top technology risks facing hospitals in 2016 haven't changed in five years.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 17, Issue 2

New tool simplifies the process of patient safety improvement

February 1, 2016
Patient Safety

A new tool endorsed by the National Patient Safety Foundation aims to streamline patient safety and quality improvement efforts using a simple, evidence-based model.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 17, Issue 2

AHRQ releases new tool to reduce CAUTI

February 1, 2016
Infection Control

Building on its Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) recently released a new toolkit aimed at reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in hospitals.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 17, Issue 2

Patient safety experts highlight key concerns for 2016

February 1, 2016
Patient Safety

For many healthcare facilities, a new year means new goals. As we say goodbye to 2015, patient safety experts from around the country share their focus areas for the coming year.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 17, Issue 2

CMS penalizes 758 hospitals for patient safety infractions

February 1, 2016
Patient Safety

The CMS has fined 758 hospitals across the country for high rates of patient safety incidents including infections, sepsis, and hip fractures.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 17, Issue 1

EHR usability weaknesses have clear patient safety implications

January 1, 2016
Patient Safety

Electronic health records may represent the future of medicine, but as of now, the technology is still going through some serious growing pains.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 17, Issue 1

Top five contributing factors that lead to care coordination events

January 1, 2016
Patient Safety

In July, doctors at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) performed the first hand transplant on a child. The 10-hour surgery, performed on an eight-year-old boy who had lost his hands and feet following a serious infection at the age of two, included 40 different surgeons, doctors...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 17, Issue 1

USP updates target patient safety concerns within compounding pharmaceuticals

January 1, 2016
Quality & Errors

Five years after pharmaceutical experts began reviewing changes to sterile preparation requirements for pharmaceutical compounding, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has released proposed regulatory updates aimed at preventing patient harm.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 17, Issue 1

Joint Commission releases 2016 NPSGs, but not much has changed

January 1, 2016

The Joint Commission has officially released the 2016 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) with very few changes from the 2015 regulations.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 12

Eight goals to improve diagnoses

December 1, 2015
Patient Safety

Building on a 1999 report that focused on treatment, the IOM turns its attention toward diagnostic errors that impact patients

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