Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 4

Measles outbreak raises patient safety challenge for pediatricians

April 1, 2015
Patient Safety

As measles cases increase across the country, some physicians are adopting a hardline stance against unvaccinated patients

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 4

Medicaid reform paves the way to improved care in Oregon

April 1, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Three years after cutting a deal for $1.9 billion in federal funding, Oregon is seeing improvements

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 4

Briefings on the Joint Commission, April 2015

April 1, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

This tool, a patient safety expectations badge, is part of an overall contract between leadership and staff members to help build a better culture of safety in their organization.

"The first time we ever used it was with an anesthesia group in Atlanta," says Steve...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 4

NPSF report homes in on the importance of transparency in healthcare

April 1, 2015
Patient Safety

Although transparency is often met with fears of litigation, experts identify four domains where quality improvement relies on open communication

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 4

Care transitions are complex, but crucial to patient safety and quality care

April 1, 2015
Patient Safety

Journal for Healthcare Quality issue focuses on importance of involving patients and families

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 4

Connecting leadership to patient safety

April 1, 2015
Leadership & Finance

To build more accountability in the area of patient safety, one group has crafted a tool staff are able to carry with them throughout the day.

This tool, a patient safety expectations badge, is part of an overall contract between leadership and staff members to help...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 4

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, April 2015

April 1, 2015
Patient Safety

Studies show that income, the number of primary care physicians, and the quality of nursing homes impact readmission rates

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 4

Studies show tracking surgical outcomes doesn't necessarily lead to improvement

April 1, 2015
Quality & Errors

Two studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) indicate that improvements in surgical care are not dependent on tracking surgical complications.

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 4

CMS issues guidelines update

April 1, 2015
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

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Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

May webcast examines surgical environment compliance challenges

March 31, 2015
Environment and Facilities

Learn about the complex accreditation challenges presented by management of conditions in the operating room physical environment with an upcoming HCPro webcast.

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