The best of hospital leadership take an active interest and role in safety and quality at their facility, an attitude that can help quality improvement departments, accreditation coordinators, and others who live and breathe process improvement institute the changes they need to keep...
No one in healthcare ever wants to hear about a serious clinical adverse event occurring, especially in his or her own hospital, but every clinician and caretaker knows that sometimes, despite best efforts, mistakes are made.
Q: What must be documented in the medical record when a critical test result is reported from the laboratory to an inpatient nurse rather than directly to the physician?
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 22, Issue 5
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...
