Open communication softens the impact of medical errors on patients and families

February 18, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 3
Medical Error Prevention, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

Open communication with patients after medical errors decreases emotional impacts and diminishes patient avoidance of doctors and organizations...Read More »

ECRI: 2020 health tech hazards

February 11, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 3
Infection Control, Medical Error Prevention, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

In its annual publication of the top 10 health technology hazards facing healthcare, the ECRI Institute lists the top five to be aware of in 2020...Read More »

Full Transparency Is the Key to Stopping Drug Diversion in Healthcare Settings

January 28, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 5
Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management, Policies and Procedures

Is drug diversion a problem in the healthcare setting where you...Read More »

Excerpt: Building a High Reliability Organization

January 14, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 2
Medical Error Prevention, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

The following excerpt comes from chapter 6 of the HCPro book, Building a High Reliability...Read More »

Restraint and Seclusion: Training Staff on Close Observation Precautions for At-Risk Patients

January 13, 2020
Webinars
CMS, Healthcare Violence, Medical Error Prevention, Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention

This training program will provide information for supervisors and staff observers about restraint and seclusion, ensuring they can meet both the needs of patients and the myriad of rules and regulations, all while keeping staff safe.

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 »

Five strategies to improve opioid use disorder care in hospitals

December 16, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 1
Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management, Patient Safety

A new report provides five system-level strategies with specific initiative examples for hospitals to improve prevention, identification, and...Read More »

Revisiting The Joint Commission’s drug diversion advice, resources amid growing opioid epidemic

December 16, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 1
Joint Commission, Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management

10% of healthcare workers in the U.S. are abusing drugs of some sort.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 »

Drug Diversion by Healthcare Personnel

December 2, 2019
Webinars
Accreditation, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management, Policies and Procedures

This webinar presented by expert speaker Kimberly New, BSN, JD, will explore current trends in drug diversion by healthcare personnel and will address how facilities can develop a straightforward approach to diversion prevention, detection, and response.

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