A pediatric patient at Shands Healthcare at the University of Florida, Gainesville made it to the operating room (OR) for a surgery likely to require blood, but upon arrival, no blood or active blood type and screen was available.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a new patient safety initiative, Partnership for Patients, in April.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 6
In November 2010, The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert requiring all hospitals to screen patients who do not come in with a primary mental health diagnosis and are treated in general hospitals in medical-surgical units and the emergency department (ED), in...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 6
Editor's note: This feature examines Joint Commission standards in greater detail with expert advice from BOJ advisors. This month, Elizabeth Di Giacomo-Geffers, RN, MPH, CSHA, a healthcare consultant in Trabuco Canyon, CA, and former Joint Commission surveyor, discusses healthcare and the...
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a new patient safety initiative, Partnership for Patients, in April.
Sometimes a patient's declining condition is obvious. But in a busy hospital with patients who are sometimes very ill, recognizing problems isn't so easy. Nurses often have lots of patients and piles of paperwork.
Sometimes a patient's declining condition is obvious. But in a busy hospital with patients who are sometimes very ill, recognizing problems isn't so easy. Nurses often have lots of patients and piles of paperwork.
HCPro will be hosting a complimentary live demo of Patient Safety Monitor on April 26! Patient Safety Monitor is one-stop shop for patient safety needs, including a blog, a library of tools, forms, policies, and checklists, a monthly newsletter...
