Black, white, or other—all American demographics suffer high maternal mortality

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
April 4, 2023
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

The U.S. ranks dead last out of 13 industrialized nations when it comes to women dying during pregnancy or due to pregnancy-related complications...Read More »

ECRI lists healthcare workplace violence as a top patient safety concern

Healthcare Safety Leader
April 4, 2023
Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Workplace safety

ECRI, a long-standing patient safety organization in Pennsylvania, has listed verbal and physical violence against healthcare staff as its second-...Read More »

Life expectancy in the U.S. continues to fall after COVID-19; lower than in Cuba, Lebanon, and Czechia

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
March 28, 2023
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Health Equity

A new study has shown that ...Read More »

Addressing preventable deaths in maternal care

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
March 28, 2023
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

A ...Read More »

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Inside Accreditation & Quality
March 28, 2023
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

Recent ...Read More »

IHI: The transformative power of equity in healthcare

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
March 21, 2023
Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Health Equity

IHI President Kedar Mate sat down with Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, the chief health equity officer and the senior vice president for...Read More »

Addressing maternal mortality through cardiovascular care

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
March 21, 2023
Patient Safety

A new report from the CDC shows that the U.S. maternal mortality rate rose 40% from 2020 to 2021.Read More »

When it comes to patient safety, ‘good enough’ is simply not

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
March 21, 2023
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Today, healthcare providers are primed and ready to embrace a culture of safety and quality. Within the last decade, we have seen an increasing...Read More »

CDC: healthcare facilities threatened by growing antimicrobial fungus threat

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
March 21, 2023
Infection Control, Patient Safety

On March 20, the CDC released a press release warning that Candida...Read More »

ECRI: Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
March 13, 2023
Patient Safety

ECRI has published its annual report on the top patient safety concerns facing the healthcare industry. Read More »

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