How Yale's flagship hospital determines aging clinicians' fitness to practice

February 25, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 3
Leadership & Finance, Quality & Errors, Healthcare Staff

Yale New Haven Hospital has developed a two-step assessment process for all clinicians who are at least 70 years old and seeking reappointment to...Read More »

Value-Based Metrics Penalize Top-Performing Hospitals

February 25, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 9
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Hospitals that are recognized for high-quality cardiac care...Read More »

Primary Care Dementia Screening Does Not Increase Depression or Anxiety

February 25, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 9
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Primary care clinicians provide the most care to older adults, and at least half of primary care patients afflicted with ADRDs are ...Read More »

Open communication softens the impact of medical errors on patients and families

February 18, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 3
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Open communication with patients after medical errors decreases emotional impacts and diminishes patient avoidance of doctors and organizations...Read More »

Office of Civil Rights reminds planners to consider at-risk populations

February 18, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 3
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Remember that the population you serve in a catastrophic emergency might include patients with disabilities or limited English proficiency.Read More »

Vitamin and steroid treatment for sepsis fails in major study

February 18, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 8
Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Proponents of the treatment say the study is flawed and plan to keep using vitamin C on sepsis patients. Read More »

ECRI: 2020 health tech hazards

February 11, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 3
Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

In its annual publication of the top 10 health technology hazards facing healthcare, the ECRI Institute lists the top five to be aware of in 2020...Read More »

Soap vs. superbugs

February 11, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 3
Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Bathe patients with chlorhexidine soap to stop drug-resistant infectionsRead More »

TJC to update medication orders requirements with more detail

February 4, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 3
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

By A.J. Plunkett

The Joint Commission (TJC) is revising its medication management standards, requiring clear and accurate medication orders...Read More »

Report: Follow Protocols to Help Fight Opioid Addictions

January 28, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 2
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

A new report from medical liability insurer Coverys takes a close look at the growing epidemic of opioid addictions and the high-severity injuries...Read More »

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