Cost of sepsis readmissions exceeds $16,000 per patient

March 19, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 12
Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The annual estimated cost of sepsis readmissions is about half the annual cost of all four of the conditions in Medicare's Hospital Readmissions...Read More »

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

Sponsored by:
Briefings on Hospital Safety: ...

Anticoagulant National Patient Safety Goal updated

March 1, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 3
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

The Joint Commission (TJC) announced revisions to its anticoagulant therapy National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) December 7. NPSG 03.05.01 has...Read More »

Four steps to improve your hospital quality and safety rankings

March 1, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 3
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 »

Inside the Joint Commission, February 18, 2019

February 18, 2019
Inside the Joint Commission - Volume 24 Issue 4
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors
In this issue:
  1. Medication management: Book excerpt  - Prep now for new USP <800> requirements on handling hazardous drugs
    2. ...Read More »

High-reliability Markers Checklist

February 5, 2019
Tools
Leadership & Finance, Quality & Errors

High-reliability markers to assess checklist design and implementation

Report Out Form

January 31, 2019
Tools
Leadership & Finance, Quality & Errors

A blank Report Out Form, with rooms for your project's name, date, objectives, metrics, and analysis. 

Report Out Guidelines Example

January 30, 2019
Tools
Leadership & Finance, Quality & Errors

Example of what a Report Out Sheet should look like.

A blank word doc is included in the tools section as well.

List the name, date, objective, and metrics of success of a project on this sheet. 

Antimicrobial Stewardship Checklist

January 29, 2019
STET Manager Training Tools
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Documents List: Joint Commission Survey

January 29, 2019
STET Manager Training Tools
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Documents on this list will be reviewed on the first morning of the surveys and should include information from the last 12 months prior to the surveys, if applicable.

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