Missed diagnoses in the ED are often considered to be unfortunate errors on the physician's part-the symptoms just weren't...Read More »
Test staff on their provision of care knowledge. Answers are on p. 12.Read More »
A culture of safety can be an elusive concept, making it difficult to create and even harder to sustain. That's why one region of...Read More »
True or False: It is permissible to use standing orders or PRN orders for the initiation of restraint on a unit to avoid contacting the...Read More »
AHAP members, I’d like to share with you a post first published over on our sister blog, the...Read More »
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Editor's note: The following column is written by Columnist Catherine Hinz, MHA, who currently works at PatientSafe Solutions,...Read More »
In November 2010, The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert requiring all hospitals to screen patients who do not come...Read More »
A pediatric patient at Shands Healthcare at the University of Florida, Gainesville made it to the operating room (OR) for a surgery likely to...Read More »
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a new patient safety initiative...Read More »
