Report: Follow Protocols to Help Fight Opioid Addictions

January 28, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 2
Medication Management, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

A new report from medical liability insurer Coverys takes a close look at the growing epidemic of opioid addictions and the high-severity injuries...Read More »

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

January 28, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - 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 »

Sepsis Alliance launches institute to improve quality of care for deadly infection

January 14, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 2
Infection Control, Medication Management, Quality Improvement

The Sepsis Institute will offer training for healthcare professionals across the continuum of careRead More »

Q&A: What You Need to Know About CMS’ Antimicrobial Stewardship Rule

January 7, 2020
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 14 Issue 2
Accreditation, CMS, Infection Control, Medication Management

The following is a Q&A with two experts at Chicago-based Lumere, a healthcare think tank focused on helping health systems eliminate...Read More »

Review your antibiotic stewardship program against latest CoP revisions

January 2, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 2
Accreditation, CMS, Infection Control, Medication Management

Hospital antibiotic stewardship programs will become a Condition of Participation (CoP) requirement as of March 30, 2020.Read More »

CMS updates IC CoP as of March 30

January 2, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 2
Accreditation, CMS, Infection Control, Medication Management

Here is the revised wording of the hospital Condition of Participation (CoP) adding requirements for antibiotic stewardship. Read More »

Use digital dashboards to reduce wait times, improve patient experience

December 23, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 2
Medication Management

Known in the industry as e-consultations, the telemedicine platforms help connect PCPs with specialists to help improve care management and care...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, Emergency Management, Environment and Facilities, Workplace Violence, HFAP, Infection Control, Joint Commission, Leadership, Life Safety, Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement, 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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