Patients expect that every safeguard is in place when receiving healthcare services. The challenge is how to make this happen with the complexities of the system in which healthcare is delivered, as safe medication practices lie within the purview of multiple individuals. A 2006 study by the...
The concept of a just culture is relatively new to the healthcare industry and has become a critical and necessary component of any organization’s approach to improving patient safety. I have quickly learned the importance of just culture as I review patient safety events, attend root cause...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 21, Issue 8
Shelia Hull, RN, Joint Commission specialist at Pikeville (KY) Medical Center, was with the organization just a few months before the latest PPR was due to The Joint Commission. At that time, Hull and her supervisor discovered the organization had fallen out of compliance with its timing...
We would like to thank everyone who participated in the most recent working group call on going restraint free. The discussion was lively and a lot of great questions were brought up.
President Barack Obama has appointed Donald Berwick, MD, president and co-founder of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator. Berwick, who was nominated for the position back in March, was supposed to have gone through a...
True or false: Emergencies cause a sudden, unexpected effect on an organization’s ability to meet the need for services. Emergencies can be natural or man-made.
We would like to thank everyone who participated in last week’s successful working group call on going restraint free. The discussion was lively and a lot of great questions were brought up.
