Diagnosing human trafficking when a patient is a victim

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
August 9, 2017
Patient Safety, Workplace safety

Physicians, nurses, and healthcare staff are in a unique position to help the human trafficking victims who walk through their doors. But for that...Read More »

STOP-BANG Sleep Apnea Questionnaire

July 25, 2017
Tools
Patient Safety

FDA ban on powdered medical gloves now in effect

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
July 25, 2017
Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Joint Commission now surveying for compliance

The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) ban on...Read More »

How Palomar Health reduced nuisance IV alarms

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
July 25, 2017
Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

People can grow used to anything, even alarms. Such is the danger of alarm fatigue; when excessive and nuisance alerts cause healthcare staff to...Read More »

ISMP’s targeted medication safety best practices for 2017

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
July 25, 2017
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Editor’s note: The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) released its 2016–2017 Targeted Medication...Read More »

Study: Postoperative complications are a major concern for hospitals

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
July 25, 2017
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

A recent study sheds new light on the prevalence of postoperative complications.

In November 2016, a study published in the British...Read More »

Q&A: How to respond to the WHO's top 12 superbugs list

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
July 25, 2017
Infection Control, Patient Safety

Editor’s note: In February, The World Health Organization (WHO) published its first list of a dozen families of antibiotic-...Read More »

Bringing universal suicide screening to your hospital

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
July 25, 2017
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Behavioral & Mental Health

With suicide rates high and getting higher, hospitals and clinics need to revamp how they work with suicidal patients. The first step is...Read More »

ECRI: The rules on copying and pasting medical information

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
July 25, 2017
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

In 2016, the ECRI Institute’s Partnership for  ...Read More »

Q&A: IHI and NPSF merge to push patient safety initiatives

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
July 25, 2017
Patient Safety

Editor’s note: In March, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF)...Read More »

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