EHRs Fail to Detect Up to One-third of Medication Errors

June 9, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 24
Data Tracking, Medical Error Prevention, Quality Improvement

“EHRs are supposed to ensure safe use of medications in...Read More »

Study: Negligible infection risk from reused pacemakers, ICDs

June 2, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 7
Infection Control, Medical Error Prevention, Patient Safety

Ideally, there should be no need to reuse cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIED) like pacemakers and defibrillators—every patient...Read More »

Anesthesia procedures led by physicians provide highest patient protection

May 26, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 6
Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

The problem with suggesting that complex issues can be addressed through “absolute” solutions is that, unless used in algebra, absolutes rarely...Read More »

Network seeks to reduce drug diversion, increase reporting rate

May 26, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 6
Data Tracking, Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management, Policies and Procedures

An Atlanta-based nonprofit organization that focuses on drug diversion prevention has launched an online forum that it hopes will change the...Read More »

When in crisis mode, let everyone follow the data

May 26, 2020
- Volume 2 Issue 6
Data Tracking, Medical Error Prevention

As I write this at the end of March, I am confronted with a world turned upside down. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed every part of my daily...Read More »

Top 10 patient safety concerns for 2020

April 21, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 5
Behavioral health, Environment and Facilities, Maternity care, Medical Error Prevention, National Patient Safety Goals, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

While all the headlines have been (justifiably) about the 2019 novel coronavirus, healthcare providers must keep in mind that it isn’t the sole...Read More »

Telemedicine playing front line role in COVID-19 outbreak

April 21, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 5
COVID-19, Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Telehealth

Some health systems are offering virtual screening for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

After reaching epidemic proportions in Wuhan, China...Read More »

Study: contaminated reusable bronchoscopes could cause secondary infections in COVID-19 patients

April 20, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 17
COVID-19, Infection Control, Medical Error Prevention, Patient Safety

Contaminated bronchoscopes could cause infections among patients and healthcare staff, according to a study ...Read More »

Talking to patients about cannabis

March 31, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 4
Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management, Patient Safety

Do providers need to know if their patients use cannabis? Yes.

There are many ramifications of cannabis use on patient care, including...Read More »

Why you need to know if a patient uses cannabis

March 9, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 4
Leadership, Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management, Policies and Procedures

Cannabis use is need-to-know information before prescribing other medications, particularly anesthesia, heart medicines, and drugs processed by...Read More »

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