Articles in Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16 Issue 12

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 12

Eight goals to improve diagnoses

December 1, 2015
Patient Safety

Building on a 1999 report that focused on treatment, the IOM turns its attention toward diagnostic errors that impact patients

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 12

A broader focus on falls inside and outside the hospital

December 1, 2015
Patient Safety

The Joint Commission urges providers to focus on injury prevention through risk assessment, data analysis, and post-fall huddles

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 12

Comprehensive training and robust data crucial to robotic surgical safety

December 1, 2015
Patient Safety

Recent data highlights device malfunctions that led to injury and death, but experts say better data collection and improved team training is needed

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 12

Show me the money: HHS invests in patient safety

December 1, 2015
Patient Safety

The federal government is shelling out nearly $800 million to transform clinical practices and continue funding Hospital Engagement Networks

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 12

GAO: Value-based payments have no impact on quality trends, for now

December 1, 2015
Quality & Errors

A report released by the Government Accountability Office concluded that CMS' Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) Program elicited no significant improvement to quality outcomes in its first three years. However, the report noted that "quality trends could emerge in the future as the HVBP...