CDC Fall Risk Checklist

August 13, 2019
Tools
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

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 »

Accreditation & Patient Safety Roundup merger

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
August 6, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety

We sent the first of the combined IAQ and PSMJ roundups yesterday, August 5, with the subject line AQCC Roundup (IAQ and PSMJ)- August...Read More »

Trauma-informed care: Seeing through the patient’s eyes

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
August 6, 2019
Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety

Caregivers should tailor their processes to account for the stress and fear many victims of abuse and human trafficking feel when brought into the...Read More »

Leapfrog leader pushes for adoption of expanded medical error policy

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
August 6, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Leapfrog is promoting a nine-point Never Event Policy to help health systems and hospitals address catastrophic medical errors.Read More »

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, August 2019

Patient Safety Monitor Journal
August 5, 2019
Infection Control, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Subscribers, download this month's full PSMJ newsletterRead 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 »

How BJC HealthCare cut patient harm events 75% by targeting 5 factors

August 1, 2019
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

In 2008, St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare launched a patient safety and quality improvement initiative that was designed to dramatically reduce...Read More »

Patient Handoffs: Stop Errors and Improve Compliance

July 30, 2019
Webinars
Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Stop medical errors, patient harm, and angry surveyors by fixing your patient handoff process. 

Speak Up™ on Patient Falls

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
July 30, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

On July 24, The Joint Commission (TJC) released free materials as part of its ...Read More »

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