Expect renewed focus on post-discharge suicides with new SE categories

Inside Accreditation & Quality
September 16, 2019
Behavioral & Mental Health, Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Expect even more focus on how hospitals help patients at risk of suicide soon after discharge, now that two suicide-related categories have been...Read More »

What can we do about medical device security?

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
September 10, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

The risks range from exposing patients’ sensitive data to...Read More »

TJC’s Quick Safety addresses drug diversion

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
September 3, 2019
Quality & Errors

“Even the best efforts have not completely eradicated diversion,” says Robert Campbell, PharmD, is the director of Medication Management at The...Read More »

Inside Accreditation and Quality, September 2019

Inside Accreditation & Quality
September 2, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

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

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, September 2019

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
September 2, 2019
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Subscribers, download this month's full PSMJ newsletterRead More »

Meeting patient needs while increasing compliance, improving outcomes

Inside the Joint Commission
August 27, 2019
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

The growing LEP population across the nation is creating an increased demand for language access in healthcare.Read More »

Rethinking ED imaging

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
August 27, 2019
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Neuroradiologist encourages EDs to consider MRIs over CTsRead More »

Q&A: ISMP President Discusses Medication Safety

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
August 26, 2019
Quality & Errors

Editor’s note: In this interview, Michael R. Cohen, RPH, MS, ScD (hon.), DPS (hon.), FASHP, founder...Read More »

New guidelines promote expansion of bariatric surgery to treat obesity

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
August 13, 2019
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

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

7-Part EMS screening tool boosts early sepsis treatment

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
August 13, 2019
Infection Control, Quality & Errors

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

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