Patient Safety

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 »

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 »

Would a patient death while in restraint or seclusion be considered a sentinel event?
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Editor's note: This feature examines Joint Commission standards in greater detail with expert advice from BOJ advisors. This month, Elizabeth Di...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 »

U.S. Department of Health and ­Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a new ­patient safety initiative...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 »