New guidelines promote expansion of bariatric surgery to treat obesity

August 13, 2019
Accreditation Insider - Volume 13 Issue 35
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

A co-author of new guidelines...Read More »

7-Part EMS screening tool boosts early sepsis treatment

August 13, 2019
Accreditation Insider - Volume 13 Issue 35
Infection Control, Quality Improvement

Conducting a sepsis screening during emergency medical service transport to an emergency department reduces time to treatment.Read More »

National falls prevention awareness day

August 13, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 9
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

September 22 is National Falls Prevention Day. What are you doing to celebrate? Read More »

CDC Fall Risk Checklist

August 13, 2019
Tools
Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, August 2019

August 5, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 8
Infection Control, Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

Subscribers, download this month's full PSMJ newsletter...Read More »

How BJC HealthCare cut patient harm events 75% by targeting 5 factors

August 1, 2019
- Volume 13 Issue 38
Medical Error Prevention, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

In 2008, St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare launched a patient safety and quality improvement initiative that was designed to dramatically reduce...Read More »

OSHA regulatory training requirements 2019

August 1, 2019
White Papers
Environment and Facilities, Quality Improvement, Survey Preparation

Use this chart to check worker safety training requirements for hospitals. This chart has been reviewed by healthcare and OSHA compliance experts, but may not be all inclusive for every facility.

Patient Handoffs: Stop Errors and Improve Compliance

July 30, 2019
Webinars
Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

Stop medical errors, patient harm, and angry surveyors by fixing your patient handoff process. 

Speak Up™ on Patient Falls

July 30, 2019
Accreditation Insider - Volume 13 Issue 33
Accreditation, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

On July 24, The Joint Commission (TJC) released free materials as part of its ...Read More »

Eliminating the ‘weekend effect’ will improve maternal outcomes

July 30, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 8
Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

The last thing that should be on the mind of a woman going into labor is whether her weekend, holiday, or nighttime delivery is putting her and...Read More »

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