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

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
May 1, 2019
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 »

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

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
April 23, 2019
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

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CDC clarifies opioid prescribing guidelines

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
April 16, 2019
Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

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ER doctor: Protect your staff from workplace violence

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
April 1, 2019
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

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

PSMF takes aim at postoperative delirium in elders

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
April 1, 2019
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

“Surprisingly, the alien abductees have a support group, but our delirium patients don’t,” Pandharipande says.Read More »

Four steps to improve your hospital quality and safety rankings

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality
April 1, 2019
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Nearly two decades after the Institute of Medicine published its groundbreaking healthcare safety report To Err Is Human, medical errors remain a...Read More »

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, April 2019

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
April 1, 2019
Patient Safety

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Preventing Violence in the ED: Designing an Effective Violence Prevention Program - On-Demand

March 12, 2019
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Presented by:
Lisa Pryse Terry, CHPA, CPP
Tony York, CPP, CHPA, MBA

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Briefings on Hospital Safety: ...

Four steps to improve your hospital quality and safety rankings

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
March 1, 2019
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Hospitals from coast to coast are engaged in efforts to boost quality and safety, such as initiatives aimed at hospital-acquired infections. For...Read More »

Suicide Prevention National Patient Safety Goal updated

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
March 1, 2019
Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

The Joint Commission (TJC) announced revisions to its suicide prevention National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) November 27. NPSG 15.01.01 now has...Read More »

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