Workplace safety

Keeping healthcare workers safe and healthy is a crucial part of maintaining a high quality healthcare facility

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, July 2019

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

July 1, 2019

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Behavioral & Mental Health, Workplace safety

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Illinois passes workplace violence law

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

June 25, 2019

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

In a sweeping act of legislation that may affect the future of healthcare safety, late last year the state of Illinois passed a workplace violence...Read More »

Sexual assault victim sues the hospital that treated her

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

May 20, 2019

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

The Missouri plaintiff claims that an x-ray technician at ...Read More »

ER doctor: Protect your staff from workplace violence

Briefings on Accreditation & Quality

May 1, 2019

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

Amy Costigan, MD, wants to be able to practice emergency medicine without being punched in the face.Read More »

Talk down: Joint Commission on de-escalation

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

April 1, 2019

Behavioral & Mental Health, Environment and Facilities, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

The practice of de-escalation isn’t as heavily researched or defined as other best practices. Even TJC’s alert cautions that there’s been little...Read More »