Virtual reality could improve surgical safety

January 7, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 2
Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

Fewer cadavers needed to train for surgical proceduresRead More »

Joint Commission Portal Addresses Nurse Burnout

January 7, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 2
Burnout, Joint Commission, Quality Improvement

It’s not a new problem. According to a 2016 study from the...Read More »

It’s time for healthcare organizations to take ownership of burnout

January 2, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 2
Burnout, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

The World Health Organization has recently defined burnout as an official medical diagnosis.Read More »

IHI Pushes Safety as a Primary Business Strategy

January 2, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 1
Leadership, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

Hospital leaders must adopt safety and quality as primary...Read More »

20 years after To Err Is Human

December 23, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 1
Medical Error Prevention, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

While no one would say that we’re close to that goal, a lot of progress has been made—progress that’s saved many lives.Read More »

IHI Looks to Expand ‘Age-Friendly’ Health Systems

December 17, 2019
Accreditation Insider - Volume 13 Issue 53
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement...Read More »

Medical Malpractice Rate Dropped Over 10-Year Period

December 17, 2019
Accreditation Insider - Volume 13 Issue 53
Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

When looking at the number of defendants per 100 physicians...Read More »

Start Small to Create a Safety Culture

December 10, 2019
Accreditation Insider - Volume 13 Issue 52
Leadership, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

We started small. Just a few tests of change led us to establish a...Read More »

Review home health discharge planning changes to assess hospital impact

December 10, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 1
CMS, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

After four years, a proposed rule, and a deadline extension, CMS has finalized the conditions home health agencies must meet through the discharge...Read More »

Expect the next decade to focus on coping with new technology and old problems

December 10, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 1
Accreditation, CMS, Data Tracking, Emergency Management, Environment and Facilities, Healthcare Violence, HFAP, Infection Control, Joint Commission, Leadership, Life Safety, Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management, National Patient Safety Goals, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement, Sentinel Event Alerts, Suicide Prevention, Survey Coordinator Training, Survey Preparation

Healthcare compliance changed quite a bit in the last decade. For one thing, fire safety moved into the current millennium with the adoption of...Read More »

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