Seattle Hospital shuts down ORs after finding fungus

May 23, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 22
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety

Seattle Children’s Hospital shut down four of its 14 operating rooms (OR) this week after mold was detected last weekend, forcing the facility to...Read More »

Sexual assault victim sues the hospital that treated her

May 20, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 21
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

The Missouri plaintiff claims that an x-ray technician at ...Read More »

CDC report finds 3 in 5 pregnancy-related deaths are preventable

May 14, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 20
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report found that pregnancy-related deaths can occur up to a year after a woman gives birth...Read More »

Q&A: Legal marijuana use in hospitals

May 14, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 6
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

This Q&A is meant to clear up some of the broader questions around medical cannabis in healthcare—for patients as well as healthcare employees...Read More »

ER doctor: Protect your staff from workplace violence

May 1, 2019
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 30 Issue 5
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

Amy Costigan, MD, wants to be able to practice emergency medicine without being punched in the face.Read More »

Many patients using anticoagulants are taking aspirin the same day

May 1, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 5
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Taking both puts patients at a significant higher risk of adverse outcomes, including major bleeding eventsRead More »

Q&A: Legal marijuana use in hospitals

May 1, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 5
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Know the rules around patients and staff using marijuana Read More »

High hospital C-section rates will be published online in 2020

May 1, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 5
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Next year, patients and potential parents will have one more metric by which to judge your hospital. Starting July 2020, The Joint Commission (TJC...Read More »

Depression screening and treatment

May 1, 2019
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 30 Issue 5
Behavioral & Mental Health, Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

In the January edition of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, a study named “...Read More »

In-Hospital Delirium Predictive of Readmission, Discharge to Postacute Facilities, ER Visits

April 23, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 18
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

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