Q&A: IHI and NPSF merge to push patient safety initiatives

July 25, 2017
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 18 Issue 6
Patient Safety

Editor’s note: In March, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF)...Read More »

Keeping fungi at bay

July 25, 2017
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 18 Issue 6
Infection Control, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

In March, ...Read More »

You’ve got harm:

July 14, 2017
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 18 Issue 6
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

A look at the Automated All Cause Harm trigger system

The prevention of avoidable harms has been a...Read More »

Burned out or under the influence? What to do about impaired medical staff

July 14, 2017
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 18 Issue 7
Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Editor’s note: By the time the general public hears about an impaired clinician, whether it’s a nurse, technician, or physician, it’s usually...Read More »

Holding hospitals for ransom; The WannaCry virus and the lack of cybersecurity in hospitals

July 11, 2017
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28 Issue 7
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Over the course of one weekend in May, more than 300,000 computers in 150 countries were held hostage by a ransomware virus called “WannaCry.” The...Read More »

A Practical Approach to Achieving Patient- and Family-Centered Care - On-Demand

May 22, 2017
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Originally presented on: May 22, 2017

Presented by: 

Janiece Gray, MHA, BSW, CPXP
Gretchen Leiterman, MBA

Level of Program:
Intermediate

To meaningfully improve the patient experience, an organizationwide...

2017 Top 10 Health Technology Hazards

May 9, 2017
Tools
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Infusion errors, instrument cleaning lead ECRI list of top tech hazards

May 1, 2017
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28 Issue 5
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Editor’s note: The ECRI Institute published its annual list of the top 10 health technology hazards for the industry. Readers...Read More »

What you need to know about ILSMs in 2017

May 1, 2017
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28 Issue 5
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety

he Joint Commission announced it was changing its interim life safety measure (ILSM) evaluation process back in November 2016. From now on, the...Read More »

Emergency Department Patient Tracer

April 27, 2017
Tools
Patient Safety

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