Quality & Patient Safety Newsletters

Listed below are recent articles for this department, grouped by publication. To access the full archives of a publication, click its related Archive link to the far right.

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Briefings on Infection Control

• Taking a vertical and horizontal approach to MDRO prevention

  Every healthcare facility has patients who are colonized with an MDRO, whether it's from the...

• Implementing hand hygiene technology and improving compliance in the ED

  Hand hygiene is the simplest way to prevent infections, and in nearly every hospital, someone is...

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Briefings on The Joint Commission

• Organization's CLABSI reduction process garners regional recognition

  After reading this article, you will be able to: Identify the three silos NUMC used when...

• OIG issues report critical of CMS handling of serious adverse events

  On November 1, 2011, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report that examined CMS...

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Patient Safety Monitor

• NPSF kicks off Patient Safety Awareness Week

  The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) will soon kick off its annual Patient Safety...

• Building a long-term antibiotic stewardship program

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the arrival of "Get Smart About...