Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21, Issue 1

Decade review: 2010–2019, part two

December 23, 2019
Patient Safety

Now that we’re in January, we’ve asked Mary Voutt-Goos, director of patient safety initiatives at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, to give her take on the past 10 years, as well as what’s in store for patient safety.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21, Issue 1

20 years after To Err Is Human

December 23, 2019
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

While no one would say that we’re close to that goal, a lot of progress has been made—progress that’s saved many lives.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

CMS offers training on new electronic form for restraint-related deaths

December 23, 2019
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety

As of January 1, CMS eliminated the paper version of the form to report patient deaths associated with restraint or seclusion. 

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

IHI Looks to Expand ‘Age-Friendly’ Health Systems

December 17, 2019
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has joined with the nation’s major hospital associations to expand a...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Medical Malpractice Rate Dropped Over 10-Year Period

December 17, 2019
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

When looking at the number of defendants per 100 physicians, the steepest decline was in OB-GYN claims with a 44% drop over 10 years.

Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2, Issue 1

TJC to focus on how hospitals prevent obstetric hemorrhage, treat severe hypertension

December 16, 2019
Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Obstetric hemorrhage and severe hypertension are the two focus areas of the requirements that will come online in July 2020

Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2, Issue 1

TJC to focus on how hospitals prevent obstetric hemorrhage, treat severe hypertension

December 16, 2019
Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Obstetric hemorrhage and severe hypertension are the two focus areas of the requirements that will come online in July 2020

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21, Issue 1

Five strategies to improve opioid use disorder care in hospitals

December 16, 2019
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

A new report provides five system-level strategies with specific initiative examples for hospitals to improve prevention, identification, and treatment of opioid use disorder.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

Start Small to Create a Safety Culture

December 10, 2019
Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

We started small. Just a few tests of change led us to establish a systemwide strategic plan for safety and quality. But it didn’t happen overnight.

Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2, Issue 1

Expect the next decade to focus on coping with new technology and old problems

December 10, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Leadership & Finance, Fire & Life Safety, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Behavioral & Mental Health, Workplace safety

Healthcare compliance changed quite a bit in the last decade. For one thing, fire safety moved into the current millennium with the adoption of the 2012 versions of NFPA 101 Life Safety Code® (LSC) and NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities Code®.

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