A new report from medical liability insurer Coverys takes a close look at the growing epidemic of opioid addictions and the high-severity injuries, including death, that the problem causes every year.
As of January 1, CMS eliminated the paper version of the form to report patient deaths associated with restraint or seclusion. Form CMS-10455 must now be filed through an electronic version.
Only 20% of hospital executives said their organization is a “safety innovator,” meaning it has the resources committed to provide state-of-the-art patient safety management.
Dig out and update your plan for screening for MERS-CoV, Ebola, measles or any other infectious disease with the latest information on the newly identified 2019 Novel Coronavirus.
I don’t know about you, but lately I’ve been finding the most interesting stuff being published in Perspectives are the articles entitled “Consistent...
One of the survey findings that I’ve noted as trending towards a standard “gotcha” (primarily during state surveys) relates to the topic of arc flash safety and, most...
