True or false: One of the frequently occuring errors has to do with caregivers selecting either the wrong patient or the wrong treatment, care, or service. This is behind the rationale prompting the NPSG requiring the use of two patient identifiers.
Medication reconciliation has received a facelift: revisions to the medication reconciliation National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) have been approved for implementation as of July 1, 2011.
Editor’s note: The following column explores patient safety from the perspective of a newcomer to the patient safety field. Columnist Catherine Hinz, MHA, currently works at PatientSafe Solutions, Inc. Previously, she served as the patient lead at HealthEast Care System...
Do you or your leadership team know how many quality improvement (QI) and performance improvement (PI) teams your organization currently has? Does your frontline staff know the organization’s strategic plan and vision? Do your middle managers have leadership training? Do all your PI teams report...
