Articles in Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16 Issue 7

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 7

California legislation makes antimicrobial stewardship a priority

July 1, 2015
Infection Control

As the rest of the nation shifts its focus toward antibiotic stewardship, California leads the charge with an updated law

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 7

Alarm safety tops patient safety list, but medication errors are still a focal point

July 1, 2015
Patient Safety

ECRI's 2015 list of top patient safety concerns offers some familiar foes along with some timely topics like workplace violence and scope reprocessing

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 7

Real-time feedback and monetary rewards pull physicians into quality care

July 1, 2015
Quality & Errors

A study published in the April edition of the Journal of Hospital Medicine combines the principles of real-time feedback and financial incentives to get frontline buy-in for quality improvement initiatives.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 7

Proposed IPPS 2016 rule hones in on reimbursement for quality care

July 1, 2015
Quality & Errors

Rule furthers CMS's plan to transition from fee-for-service payments to value-based purchasing by focusing on quality care

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 7

Olympus feels the heat on duodenoscope reprocessing

July 1, 2015
Infection Control

In the months following the carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae outbreak linked to duodenoscopes, medical device manufacturer Olympus has repeatedly come under fire for its response to the outbreak.