The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released its most recent Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2012 User...Read More »
The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) will soon kick off its annual Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW), which runs...Read More »
Ensure correct HPPD for best patient care
Determining and agreeing on how many hours per patient day (HPPD) it takes to care for...Read More »
Has patient safety over-compartmentalized itself?
There are some days when the field of patient safety gets a little down on...Read More »
Privacy curtains are a seemingly innocuous part of a patient room compared with the various other high-touch surfaces that are...Read More »
Test staff knowledge with this quiz on the National Patient Safety Goals. Answers are on p. 12.Read More »
After reading this article, you will be able to:
Policies and procedures are the backbone of the hospital and provide the aim and direction of hospital operations.Read More »
As the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, medical errors just don't seem to be going away. Many healthcare...Read More »