Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 5

NPSF roundtable reevaluates patient safety ­priorities

May 1, 2015
Patient Safety

Fifteen years after the Institute of Medicine's landmark report, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System, the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) convened quality care experts to discuss patient safety priorities for the next 15 years.

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

ECRI: Alarm hazards, data integrity, violence top patient safety concerns list

April 7, 2015
Patient Safety

ECRI Institute’s annual list of top patient safety concerns is topped by alarm hazards, problems with electronic health records, and patient violence.

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

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

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

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

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 3

Humidity levels

March 1, 2015
Patient Safety

A recent communication from a meeting of numerous organizations across the country convened by the Association for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) targets an area that has been discussed in recent months: relative humidity levels in the operating room (OR). The subject:...

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 26, Issue 3

Safety Coach Role Description

March 1, 2015
Patient Safety

Systemwide concept improves culture

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 3

Survey: A little respect goes a long way

March 1, 2015
Patient Safety

Patients who feel disrespected were 2.5 times more likely to experience medical error

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 3

Top patient safety stories from the previous month

March 1, 2015
Patient Safety

A study published in PLOS Biology in January indicates that the Ebola crisis in Liberia could be eliminated by June 2015 if current trends continue.

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