New Sentinel Event categories focus on Post-Discharge Suicides

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
August 20, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

While suicide overall often has been in the top sentinel events, this breakdown includes two categories that split suicide events into those...Read More »

Think carefully before using security officers to monitor high-risk patients

Inside Accreditation & Quality
August 20, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health, Policies and Procedures

Probably the best practice, however, is not to use them at all.Read More »

Use these strategies to reduce conflict and violence in your hospital

Inside Accreditation & Quality
August 13, 2019
Behavioral & Mental Health, Patient Safety, Workplace safety

Have staff employ these tips and strategies when interacting with patients to decrease tensions and improve patient care.  Read More »

Inside Accreditation and Quality, August 2019

Inside Accreditation & Quality
August 5, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Behavioral & Mental Health

Subscribers, download this month's full IAQ newsletter Read More »

Webinar: Preventing Suicides and Eliminating Ligature Risk in 2019

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
July 30, 2019
Behavioral & Mental Health

What’s changed in 2019, and what hospitals can do to...Read More »

Update: Defunct Links to/in the FAQ-niverse!

Mac's Safety Space
July 11, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Behavioral & Mental Health
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

Greetings, fellow...Read More »

Déjà vu all over again: A new ligature resistant FAQ!

Mac's Safety Space
July 9, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Behavioral & Mental Health
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

Using the Hospital...Read More »

2019 quality review highlights common problems with ligature risk, IC, fire safety

Inside Accreditation & Quality
July 2, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Fire & Life Safety, Quality & Errors, Behavioral & Mental Health

Ligature risk, building safety problems, and infection control were among the top problems identified by Healthcare Facilities Accreditation...Read More »

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, July 2019

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
July 1, 2019
Infection Control, Patient Safety, Behavioral & Mental Health, Workplace safety

Subscribers, download this month's full PSMJ newsletter Read More »

Inside Accreditation and Quality, July 2019

Inside Accreditation & Quality
July 1, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Behavioral & Mental Health

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