Patient Safety Monitor Journal, October 2019

October 1, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 10
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Subscribers, download this month's full PSMJ newsletterRead More »

USP delays revised chapters; USP <800> to be “informational” only

October 1, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 42
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

USP announced this week that it would be delaying the implementation of three new and revised chaptersRead More »

Joint Commission releases quality dashboard reports for ASCs

September 30, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 42
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Available to Joint Commission surveyors and accredited ASCs, the reports are designed to help spur conversations about data, performance measures...Read More »

Hospital policy changes – Measles, Flu and Candida auris

September 30, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 11
Infection Control, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

More healthcare systems are reviewing existing health tracking policies of employees and vendors to prevent unnecessary exposure to both patients...Read More »

Study: 1 in 4 Healthcare Workers Lack Cybersecurity Training

September 24, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 41
Quality & Errors

Another 19% believe there is no reason to receive...Read More »

Joint Commission boosts antimicrobial stewardship, falls prevention programs

September 24, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 41
Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission is strengthening an antimicrobial...Read More »

Taking steps to stop a nursing shortage before it starts

September 24, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 10
Leadership & Finance, Quality & Errors

At Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, nurse leaders have taken a preventive approach to the organization’s...Read More »

When parents bring children to appointments, does treatment suffer?

September 24, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 10
Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Imagine discussing your cancer treatment options before a closely listening 7-year-old. Read More »

Primary care docs face obstacles identifying, managing chronic kidney disease

September 17, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 40
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

The federal government’s efforts to reduce by 25% the number...Read More »

Study: use of high-risk antibiotics leads to increase in C. difficile infections

September 17, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 40
Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The increased prevalence of hospital-associated C...Read More »

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