Mold found in Seattle Hospital ORs leads to one death, 5 infections

July 9, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 30
Infection Control, Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Seattle Children’s hospital said this week one patient died...Read More »

The growing threat of tick bites and Lyme disease

July 2, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 8
Infection Control, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Reported cases of Lyme disease have tripled since the late 1990s as the tick population has swelledRead More »

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, July 2019

July 1, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 7
Infection Control, Patient Safety, Behavioral & Mental Health, Workplace safety

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

Inside Accreditation and Quality, July 2019

July 1, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 7
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Behavioral & Mental Health

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

Annual industry survey: Dealing with staff burnout

June 25, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 7
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Healthcare Staff, Quality & Errors

As healthcare organizations become more cognizant of the need to provide support for their staff, the...Read More »

Illinois passes workplace violence law

June 25, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 7
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

In a sweeping act of legislation that may affect the future of healthcare safety, late last year the state of Illinois passed a workplace violence...Read More »

Suicide risk NPSG clarified, takes effect July

June 25, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 7
Behavioral & Mental Health, Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Updates include risk factors to ask about and protective actions to takeRead More »

California Nurse-to-Patient Ratio Chart

June 25, 2019
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Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety

California is the only state that has set minimum nurse-to-patient ratios. The law took effect back in 2004 and was put into California’s Title 22. The minimum number of nurses varies depending on the type of...

California passes law strengthens nurse-to-patient ratios

June 25, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 7
Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety

California’s State Senate passed a new law this May, granting the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) the power to fine hospitals who...Read More »

Lessons learned from a death outside a hospital’s doorstep

June 25, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 7
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

When mistakes cost lives, and why apologizing is valuableRead More »

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