Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 7

Alarm safety tops patient safety list, but medication errors are still a focal point

July 1, 2015
Patient Safety

ECRI's 2015 list of top patient safety concerns offers some familiar foes along with some timely topics like workplace violence and scope reprocessing

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 7

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, July 2015

July 1, 2015
Patient Safety

As the rest of the nation shifts its focus toward antibiotic stewardship, California leads the charge with an updated law

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CDC updates MERS prevention guidelines

June 30, 2015
Patient Safety

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidelines for the prevention and control of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, which has been spreading quickly in Asia.

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Blog excerpt: National Time Out Day

June 16, 2015
Patient Safety

National Time Out Day encouraged the use of surgical timeouts before procedures.

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Blog excerpt: Joint Commission joins White House to reduce antibiotic overuse

June 9, 2015
Patient Safety

More than 150 healthcare organizations, food companies, and animal health organizations met at the White House Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship last week and pledged to incorporate changes over the next five years to slow the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, preserve the effectiveness of...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 6

How do nurses interact with medical devices?

June 1, 2015
Patient Safety

Hospital rooms contain an increasing number of medical devices that don't talk to one another, which some say is a growing patient safety problem

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 6

What do the TUG robots do?

June 1, 2015
Patient Safety

Two San Francisco hospitals share their experiences with a fleet of robots that ­collect trash, deliver food, and pick up drugs and lab samples

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 6

Reducing patient falls: Two healthcare systems, two different approaches

June 1, 2015
Patient Safety

As patient falls continue to plague healthcare facilities of all shapes and sizes, health systems in Georgia and Nebraska share their success stories

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 6

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, June 2015

June 1, 2015
Patient Safety

Two San Francisco hospitals share their experiences with a fleet of robots that ­collect trash, deliver food, and pick up drugs and lab samples

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California hospitals fined by state for causing patient death or injury

May 26, 2015
Patient Safety

The California Department of Public Health last week fined 12 hospitals after investigations found the facilities caused patient deaths or serious injuries.

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