High-risk patients have lower mortality rates at major teaching hospitals

October 22, 2019
Accreditation Insider - Volume 13 Issue 45
Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

The 30-day mortality rate for these high-risk patients was 15.9% at major teaching hospitals, compared with 18.2% at non-teaching hospitals.Read More »

Hand hygiene compliance insights from the University of Tennessee Medical Center

October 22, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 11
Infection Control, Quality Improvement

To reach compliance goals of 90% or higher, systems need to measure 100% of all hand hygiene events. Read More »

When is a doctor too old? Finding new roles for aging clinicians

October 22, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 11
Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

It turns out the doctor doesn’t always know best—at least not when it comes time to hang up the scalpel.Read More »

Q&A: Zero harm study

October 14, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 11
Joint Commission, Leadership, Medical Error Prevention, Quality Improvement

Anne Marie Benedicto, MPP, MPH, vice president of The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare, speaks about the...Read More »

Zero harm study finds many struggling to achieve goal

October 8, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 11
Joint Commission, Medical Error Prevention, National Patient Safety Goals, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

Two million providers say they don’t have the resources to achieve zero harm Read More »

Hospital policy changes – Measles, Flu and Candida auris

September 30, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 11
Infection Control, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

More healthcare systems are reviewing existing health tracking policies of employees and vendors to prevent unnecessary exposure to both patients...Read More »

Joint Commission boosts antimicrobial stewardship, falls prevention programs

September 24, 2019
Accreditation Insider - Volume 13 Issue 41
Joint Commission, Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management, Quality Improvement

The Joint Commission is strengthening an antimicrobial...Read More »

Taking steps to stop a nursing shortage before it starts

September 24, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 10
Leadership, Medical Error Prevention, Quality Improvement

At Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, nurse leaders have taken a preventive approach to the organization’s...Read More »

When parents bring children to appointments, does treatment suffer?

September 24, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 10
Medical Error Prevention, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

Imagine discussing your cancer treatment options before a closely listening 7-year-old. Read More »

Primary care docs face obstacles identifying, managing chronic kidney disease

September 17, 2019
Accreditation Insider - Volume 13 Issue 40
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

The federal government’s efforts to reduce by 25% the number...Read More »

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