Review policies on cyberattacks as FBI, HHS send new warning

October 30, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 45
Accreditation, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

Review your hospital policies about preventing ransomware and other outside cybersecurity attacks on your electronic health information systems....Read More »

A systems approach to person-centered healthcare: Lessons from end of life

October 27, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 44
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

When it comes to systemic improvement of our healthcare delivery system, there is no shortage of ideas. Yet, even as the conversation has evolved...Read More »

Q&A: What hands-on security interventions are acceptable?

October 27, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 11
Behavioral health, Healthcare Violence, Policies and Procedures, Staff safety

by A.J. Plunkett (aplunkett@decisionhealth.com)

Last fall, as CMS and...Read More »

Healthcare under fire: Treating patients during the 2020 wildfires

October 5, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 11
Emergency Management, Environment and Facilities, Policies and Procedures

As of this September, 2020 has already been declared the ...Read More »

Take action: Use self-assessment, resource guide to take hard look at patient harm

October 5, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 11
Accreditation, Leadership, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

Review the latest patient safety road map with your accreditation managers, C-suite, and governing board because they may be asked about it during...Read More »

Tool: Use agenda template to keep your HICS meetings on track

August 25, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 9
Emergency Management, Environment and Facilities, Policies and Procedures

Modify this template of an incident command meeting agenda for your organization, to help you keep your hospital incident command system (HICS)...Read More »

Game Planning Your Return to Elective Surgeries

August 25, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 35
COVID-19, Policies and Procedures

The recent moratorium on elective surgeries due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been brutal on hospitals, providers, and provider organizations—...Read More »

Case study: Virtual reality at Vanderbilt

August 10, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 9
Leadership, Medical Error Prevention, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

How the academic medical center designed a virtual reality course for point-of-care ultrasound training

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How to update your restraint and seclusion policy

July 28, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 8
Accreditation, Emergency Management, Healthcare Violence, Leadership, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

Kevin Ann Huckshorn, PhD, MSN, RN, CADC, ICRC, a national behavioral health consultant with years of experience in hospital...Read More »

A prescription for social determinants of health

July 21, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 8
Behavioral health, Leadership, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

New programs support physicians in addressing these key drivers of health outcomes

It’s become more widely accepted that social...Read More »

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