Experts: COVID-19 is ‘Approaching Pandemic’

March 10, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 11
COVID-19, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety

A group of U.S. healthcare experts on Friday stressed the...Read More »

Risk management and the transgender hospital admission

March 3, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 4
Behavioral health, Data Tracking, Medical Error Prevention, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

How should hospital admissions of transgender persons—which we readily acknowledge is an imprecise umbrella term—be addressed to ensure fair and...Read More »

HHS Unveils Strategy to Reduce EHR Burden for Clinicians

March 3, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 10
Accreditation, Data Tracking, Medical Error Prevention, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

The federal government has released its long-awaited plan to...Read More »

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, March 2020

March 2, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 3
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

Subscribers, download this month's full PSMJ newsletter Read More »

Inside Accreditation and Quality, March 2020

March 2, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 3
Accreditation, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

Subscribers, download this month's full IAQ newsletter Read More »

Free Webinar: Leading Change from the Bedside: Nursing’s Role in Patient Safety

February 25, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 9
Leadership, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

Nurses are essential members of the healthcare team, and are charged with delivering patient care in an increasingly complex environment. How do...Read More »

Primary Care Dementia Screening Does Not Increase Depression or Anxiety

February 25, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 9
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

Primary care clinicians provide the most care to older adults, and at least half of primary care patients afflicted with ADRDs are ...Read More »

Open communication softens the impact of medical errors on patients and families

February 18, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 3
Medical Error Prevention, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

Open communication with patients after medical errors decreases emotional impacts and diminishes patient avoidance of doctors and organizations...Read More »

Incident command hospital offers tips on handling patient surge

February 18, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 3
Emergency Management, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety

As mass casualty events go, the 75-vehicle pileup on the Sunday before Christmas on an interstate in southeastern Virginia could have been much...Read More »

Work with local healthcare coalitions to successfully manage mass casualty surge

February 18, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 3
Emergency Management, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety

Build off any protocols you already have for handling extra-busy days at your emergency department (ED) to create a patient surge plan that can...Read More »

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