Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Upcoming webcast examines new Joint Commission Patient Safety chapter

January 15, 2015
Patient Safety

An upcoming HCPro webcast will give attendees an in-depth look at The Joint Commission’s new Patient Safety Systems chapter.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 1

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, January 2015

January 1, 2015
Patient Safety

Since the first Ebola patient was diagnosed in September, hospitals have been on high alert to protect patients and employees

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 1

Could Google Glass improve surgical outcomes?

January 1, 2015
Patient Safety

Responding to knowledge gap with emerging surgical tools, FUSE training program aims to improve device safety and reduce patient harm

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 1

The Joint Commission officially releases new patient safety chapter

January 1, 2015
Patient Safety

After much anticipation from patient safety experts, on October 20, The Joint Commission released its new Patient Safety Systems chapter, which will be included in the 2015 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals. As The Joint Commission previously indicated, the...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Report: Hospital alarms are top healthcare tech hazard

December 16, 2014
Patient Safety

A new ECRI Institute report says hospital alarm errors top the list of healthcare technology hazards.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Staff Challenge: Provision of Care

December 9, 2014
Patient Safety

True or false: A postoperative patient who is receiving pain medication should be educated about his or her pain medication as well as other pain management techniques.

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 25, Issue 12

Joint Commission introduces Patient Safety chapter

December 1, 2014
Patient Safety

The Joint Commission recently released a new chapter to the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (CAMH) entitled Patient Safety Systems. The chapter is intended to encourage organizations to build more high-reliability environments, specifically working to promote and foster high-...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 15, Issue 12

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, December 2014

December 1, 2014
Patient Safety

An executive order from President Obama and a rash of new studies have thrust the importance of antimicrobial stewardship into the national spotlight

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 15, Issue 12

Senate subcommittee turns its attention to patient safety

December 1, 2014
Patient Safety

Experts testify that there are more than 1,000 preventable deaths each day and that patient safety is no better than it was 15 years ago

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 15, Issue 12

Joint Commission announces new 2015 Patient Safety Systems chapter

December 1, 2014
Patient Safety

With limited information available, the new chapter references leadership standards, but it's unclear how it will impact the survey process

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