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January 13, 2023
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 24 Issue 1
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Don’t miss your chance to be heard! To help us ensure that we continue to deliver a solution that best meets the needs of our valued customers...Read More »

Building a High-Reliability Organization: A Toolkit for Success, Second Edition

January 13, 2023
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Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Building a High-Reliability Organization: A Toolkit for Success, Second Edition is centered around improving hospital processes for patient safety and quality care through high-reliability practices. Authors Gary L. Sculli, MSN, ATP, Douglas E. Paull, MD, FACS, FCCP, CHSE, and David...

HIPAA security best practices heading into 2023

January 10, 2023
Medical Environment Update - Volume 33 Issue 1
Cybersecurity & Technology, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

Workplace security. Life safety compliance. HIPAA privacy and security. They’re all intertwined with a common goal: safety for healthcare...Read More »

Positive is negative, negative is positive: Accuracy in understanding common medical phrases

January 3, 2023
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 24 Issue 1
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

CMS and The Joint Commission require physicians and other healthcare practitioners to communicate in a manner the patient can understand....Read More »

Improving patient experience and disparate tech

December 20, 2022
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 23 Issue 12
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Cybersecurity & Technology

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the accelerated uptake of technology, says Patty Hayward, vice president of strategy,...Read More »

Hospital amoxicillin supply not keeping up with surging demand

December 20, 2022
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 16 Issue 52
Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The twin surges in influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) across the United States are causing more than capacity issues for hospitals....Read More »

Medication adherence: Technology’s role in improving outcomes

December 13, 2022
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 23 Issue 12
Patient Safety, Cybersecurity & Technology, Quality & Errors

A lack of prescription adherence has cost the U.S. more than $524 billion a year due to morbidity and mortality, according to the ...Read More »

Antibiotic stewardship updates from Joint Commission effective January 1, 2023

December 13, 2022
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 16 Issue 51
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Robert Campbell, PharmD, BCSCP, director of Medication Management and of TJC’s Standards Interpretation Group, gave a...Read More »

TJC: Antibiotic stewardship updates effective January 1, 2023

December 6, 2022
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 23 Issue 12
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The Joint Commission (TJC) has several updated antibiotic stewardship elements of performance (EP) that will take effect on January 1, 2023. These...Read More »

Manage your hospitalize diabetic patients to improve outcomes and lower the cost of care

November 29, 2022
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 16 Issue 49
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Healthcare Staff

Compared to other hospitalized patients, patients with diabetes have longer lengths of stay and higher readmission rates.Read More »

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