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HHS: Quality initiatives prevent 15,000 deaths, save $4 billion

May 20, 2014
Quality & Errors

Public-private partnerships led to decrease in patient harm during 2011 and 2012.

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Staff Challenge: Environment of Care and Life Safety

May 13, 2014
Environment and Facilities

Dialysis equipment must be properly maintained. ____________ and _____________ testing must be performed on all water used for dialysis.

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CMS launches improved QIO program

May 13, 2014
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The CMS last week announced changes to its quality improvement organization program that re designed to help hospitals improve patient safety and quality.

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CMS rule change eliminates unnecessary requirements

May 13, 2014
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

A new rule from the CMS eliminates regulations seen as excessively burdensome on healthcare providers.

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Staff Challenge: National Patient Safety Goals

May 6, 2014

What additional steps, besides the use of two patient identifiers, are required when preparing to administer blood or blood products?

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Joint Commission clarifies organ procurement requirements

May 6, 2014
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission has released a new clarification for organ procurement organizations as part of its Transplant Safety standards

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Survey: Most physicians say colleagues order unnecessary tests and procedures

May 6, 2014
Quality & Errors

According to a new survey from the ABIM Foundation, three out of four physicians say their colleagues order unnecessary tests and procedures.

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Staff Challenge: Environment of Care and Life Safety

April 29, 2014
Environment and Facilities

What does the Safe Medical Device Act of 1990 require of hospitals?
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California senator calls on hospitals to address medical errors

April 29, 2014
Quality & Errors

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) issued a report last week that found that medical errors cause 325,000 deaths per year.
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Joint Commission releases 2013 sentinel event stats

April 29, 2014
Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Treatment delays and wrong patient/wrong site/wrong procedure errors were the most frequently reported sentinel events in 2013, according to The Joint Commission’s Sentinel Event Database.

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