Patient Safety

Now that we’re in January, we’ve asked Mary Voutt-Goos, director of patient safety initiatives at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, to give her...Read More »

20 years after To Err Is Human

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

December 23, 2019

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

While no one would say that we’re close to that goal, a lot of progress has been made—progress that’s saved many lives.Read More »

CMS offers training on new electronic form for restraint-related deaths

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

December 23, 2019

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety

As of January 1, CMS eliminated the paper version of the form to report patient deaths associated with restraint or seclusion. Read More »

IHI Looks to Expand ‘Age-Friendly’ Health Systems

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

December 17, 2019

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement...Read More »

Medical Malpractice Rate Dropped Over 10-Year Period

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

December 17, 2019

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

When looking at the number of defendants per 100 physicians...Read More »

TJC to focus on how hospitals prevent obstetric hemorrhage, treat severe hypertension

Inside Accreditation & Quality

December 16, 2019

Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Obstetric hemorrhage and severe hypertension are the two focus areas of the requirements that will come online in July 2020Read More »

Five strategies to improve opioid use disorder care in hospitals

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

December 16, 2019

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

A new report provides five system-level strategies with specific initiative examples for hospitals to improve prevention, identification, and...Read More »

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