CMS immediate jeopardy follows possible restraint, seclusion issues

November 1, 2017
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28 Issue 11
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

This September, a Missouri hospital found out the hard way that when not addressed quickly, restraint and seclusion deficiencies can threaten a...Read More »

Q&A: How to improve patient handoffs

November 1, 2017
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28 Issue 11
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Handoffs (also known as transitioning) are the passing of patients between caregivers, plus the information that caregivers exchange during the...Read More »

Gender identity and healthcare: How hospitals should approach gender issues in care delivery

September 1, 2017
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28 Issue 9
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

A patient is being registered at a hospital. Registration requests to see identification, which states that the patient is male. However, the...Read More »

How Palomar Health reduced nuisance IV alarms

July 25, 2017
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 18 Issue 4
Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

People can grow used to anything, even alarms. Such is the danger of alarm fatigue; when excessive and nuisance alerts cause healthcare staff to...Read More »

ISMP’s targeted medication safety best practices for 2017

July 25, 2017
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 18 Issue 4
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Editor’s note: The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) released its 2016–2017 Targeted Medication...Read More »

Study: Postoperative complications are a major concern for hospitals

July 25, 2017
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 18 Issue 4
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

A recent study sheds new light on the prevalence of postoperative complications.

In November 2016, a study published in the British...Read More »

Bringing universal suicide screening to your hospital

July 25, 2017
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 18 Issue 5
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Behavioral & Mental Health

With suicide rates high and getting higher, hospitals and clinics need to revamp how they work with suicidal patients. The first step is...Read More »

ECRI: The rules on copying and pasting medical information

July 25, 2017
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 18 Issue 5
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

In 2016, the ECRI Institute’s Partnership for  ...Read More »

Three keys to preventing workplace violence

July 14, 2017
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 18 Issue 7
Environment and Facilities, Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

This spring, Ann Scott Blouin, RN, PhD, FACHE, executive vice president of The Joint Commission, wrote 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 »

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