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

Inside Accreditation & Quality
August 25, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, 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

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
August 25, 2020
Policies and Procedures, Infection Control

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

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
August 10, 2020
Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

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

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
July 28, 2020
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Leadership & Finance, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

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

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
July 21, 2020
Behavioral & Mental Health, Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

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

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

Q&A: Centura Health on telehealth expansion

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
July 14, 2020
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Cybersecurity & Technology

The coronavirus pandemic and social distancing requirements prompted many healthcare organizations to start or expand their telehealth programs...Read More »

Coronavirus: 4 Methods Effective in Decontaminating N95 Respirator Masks

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
July 14, 2020
Policies and Procedures, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Based on a review of scientific literature, there are four effective methods to decontaminate N95 respirator masks, a recent ...Read More »

(Un)safe restraints: A method of last resort

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
July 7, 2020
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

While healthcare and law enforcement do not perform...Read More »

40% of Providers at Risk of Closure Due to Financial Implications of COVID-19

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
July 7, 2020
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Policies and Procedures, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Forty percent of acute care organizations are at risk of closure, two-thirds of which are organizations with less than 100 beds, due to financial...Read More »

Age-Friendly Health Systems

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
June 30, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

In the U.S., the population of older adults with complex healthcare needs is growing rapidly. While the total U.S. population rose 9.7% between...Read More »

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