Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Los Angeles hospital agrees to pay $700,000 in patient dumping case

September 2, 2014
Patient Safety

A Glendale, California hospital has agreed to pay $700,000 in civil penalties to settle a lawsuit accusing the facility of dumping a homeless patient on skid row in June.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 14, Issue 9

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, September 2014

September 1, 2014
Patient Safety

MRSA and CLABSI updates are coupled with a new commentary on horizontal and vertical infection prevention approaches.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 14, Issue 8

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, August 2014

August 1, 2014
Patient Safety

It's been six years since a group of infection prevention organizations, hospital associations, and regulators assembled to release the Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals. Now the go-to resource for infection control is getting a...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 14, Issue 8

Senator Boxer's report on patient safety shows progress within California

August 1, 2014
Patient Safety

A new report details some of the steps that California hospitals are taking to prevent the most common medical errors and adverse events, but many say there is still work to be done throughout the state.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 14, Issue 8

Government report shows improvement in patient harm and readmissions

August 1, 2014
Patient Safety

Data released in May by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows improvements in patient safety have saved thousands of lives and billions in healthcare costs.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Experts to Senate panel: Patient safety remains a huge concern

July 22, 2014
Patient Safety

Fifteen years after a major Institute of Medicine report, hospitals have made no progress on patient safety, experts told a Senate panel last week.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Report: Problems with patient safety in military facilities

July 1, 2014
Patient Safety

A New York Times report found that patient safety is severely lacking in U.S. military hospitals, with many patient deaths going unreported.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 14, Issue 7

Top 10 patient safety concerns

July 1, 2014
Patient Safety

Data integrity failures with health IT, poor care coordination, and reporting errors associated with test results top list

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 14, Issue 7

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, July 2014

July 1, 2014
Patient Safety

Updated scores from The Leapfrog Group shows a 6.3% overall improvement in scores, and highlights Maine as one of the top states for patient care

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 14, Issue 7

Texas health system improves patient safety transparency with monthly public reporting

July 1, 2014
Patient Safety

System administrators say quality reporting using third-party measures "will raise the bar for all of us"

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