Healthcare system cuts patient harm events 75% by targeting 5 factors

October 29, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 11
Infection Control, Medical Error Prevention, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

To reduce patient harm, BJC HealthCare focused on pressure ulcers, adverse drug events, healthcare-associated infections, falls, and venous...Read More »

Top 10 Medical Technology Hazards for 2020 Announced

October 15, 2019
Accreditation Insider - Volume 13 Issue 44
Medical Error Prevention, Patient Safety

Surgical staplers are the top medical technology hazard for...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 »

Use new delays to catch up to more stringent USP requirements

October 8, 2019
Accreditation Insider - Volume 13 Issue 43
Joint Commission, Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management

Check with your state health department or board of pharmacy to see if you must still comply with the requirements under USP chapter <800> ...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 »

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, October 2019

October 1, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 10
Emergency Management, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Leadership, Medical Error Prevention, Patient Safety

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

USP delays revised chapters; USP <800> to be “informational” only

October 1, 2019
Accreditation Insider - Volume 13 Issue 42
Accreditation, Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management, Policies and Procedures

USP announced this week that it would be delaying the implementation of three new and revised chaptersRead More »

Joint Commission releases quality dashboard reports for ASCs

September 30, 2019
Accreditation Insider - Volume 13 Issue 42
Data Tracking, Joint Commission, Medical Error Prevention, Survey Preparation

Available to Joint Commission surveyors and accredited ASCs, the reports are designed to help spur conversations about data, performance measures...Read More »

Study: 1 in 4 Healthcare Workers Lack Cybersecurity Training

September 24, 2019
Accreditation Insider - Volume 13 Issue 41
Data Tracking, Medical Error Prevention

Another 19% believe there is no reason to receive...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 »

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