Use checklist to help staff clear areas to protect at-risk patients

November 26, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 12
Behavioral & Mental Health, Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Ligature risk tops the list of problems cited by TJC surveyors under one of the most frequently cited standards, EC.02.06.01.Read More »

Arming PCPs to screen and intervene on behavioral health

November 5, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 12
Behavioral & Mental Health, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

Research shows many healthcare professionals unprepared for conducting screening and brief interventionsRead More »

Who remembers pop-o-matic Trouble?

October 21, 2019
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 13 Issue 10
Environment and Facilities, Behavioral & Mental Health
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

In something of a...Read More »

Wanna buy a watch? How about a patient watch?

September 30, 2019
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 13 Issue 9
Environment and Facilities, Behavioral & Mental Health
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

It’s been a while (...Read More »

Expect renewed focus on post-discharge suicides with new SE categories

September 16, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 10
Behavioral & Mental Health, Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Expect even more focus on how hospitals help patients at risk of suicide soon after discharge, now that two suicide-related categories have been...Read More »

New Sentinel Event categories focus on Post-Discharge Suicides

August 20, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 36
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

While suicide overall often has been in the top sentinel events, this breakdown includes two categories that split suicide events into those...Read More »

Think carefully before using security officers to monitor high-risk patients

August 20, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 9
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health, Policies and Procedures

Probably the best practice, however, is not to use them at all.Read More »

Use these strategies to reduce conflict and violence in your hospital

August 13, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 9
Behavioral & Mental Health, Patient Safety, Workplace safety

Have staff employ these tips and strategies when interacting with patients to decrease tensions and improve patient care.  Read More »

Inside Accreditation and Quality, August 2019

August 5, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 8
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Behavioral & Mental Health

Subscribers, download this month's full IAQ newsletter Read More »

Webinar: Preventing Suicides and Eliminating Ligature Risk in 2019

July 30, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 33
Behavioral & Mental Health

What’s changed in 2019, and what hospitals can do to...Read More »

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