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Patient Safety Monitor Insider

Issue 25, June 19, 2013

• Shorter work week for interns may compromise patient safety

  A policy to shorten the workweek for interns in the United States has failed to improve their...

• Employees and leaders can work together to improve patient safety

  If you're a hospital leader, the safety of your patients and of your employees might be keeping you...

• Are hospitals safer today? Why patient safety levels remain static

  Despite a multitude of technological and scientific breakthroughs, patient safety levels have not...

• Multi-disciplinary initiative reduces airway infection in pediatric ICU patients

  An initiative that combines a multi-disciplinary healthcare approach with a range of preventive...

Issue 24, June 12, 2013 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• National Time Out Day will put spotlight on patient safety

  On June 12, National Time Out Day will be practiced in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers...

• Survey finds endoscopy scopes improperly cleaned, contaminated

  A study of five U.S. hospitals found three out of 20 reusable GI scopes were improperly cleaned...

• Survey says nurses fears are biggest threat to patient safety

  Hospital executives and risk managers say nurses are afraid to assert themselves and speak up for...

Issue 23, June 5, 2013

• Circadian rhythms control body response to infections

  Scientists have found connections between the body’s circadian rhythms and it’s...

• Hospitals weigh safety and sustainability when recycling single-use devices

  Hospitals are under more pressure to go green by recycling plastic and other materials, but at what...

• Free online course educates about hospital infections

  Despite best efforts, there are still medical patients who acquire infections in a hospital or...

• Infection control works against MRSA

  Easily implemented infection control measures in the intensive care unit can lower bloodstream...

Issue 22, May 29, 2013

• London hospital trust uses Gangnam style parody for infection control

  If you think the healthcare crowd can’t have a little fun, check out this video produced by a...

• Creating and maintaining an active infection prevention program

  One of the most common deficiencies listed in Medicare, state and accreditation surveys is not...

• Guidelines to increase safe use of blood thinners

  U.S. scientists say they have developed new guidelines to increase safe use of anti-coagulants to...

Issue 21, May 22, 2013

• Five tips for an effective hospital patient safety program

  While a strong hospital patient safety program requires multiple elements that may differ depending...

Issue 20, May 15, 2013

• Where patient rights and patient safety meet

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Issue 19, May 8, 2013

• Strong for Surgery initiative takes patient safety outside the OR

  Conducting a timeout, including the use of a checklist, before beginning a surgery is a well-known...

Issue 18, May 1, 2013

• Drug safety education and teamwork exercises lacking in many hospitals

  Hospitals may be missing opportunities to enhance patient safety strategies and avoid costly...

• CMS releases 2014 IPPS Proposed Rule

  CMS added new quality measures and penalties for new categories of readmitted patients, emphasizing...

Issue 17, April 24, 2013

• Mandatory glove wearing may reduce risk of hospital-acquired infections

  Infection rates are reduced when physicians are required to wear gloves, according to a study...

• Hospital Compare enhances search, adds data

  The latest upgrade includes embedded spreadsheets containing data on a variety of measures...

• Diagnostic errors common, costly, and harmful

  Wrong site surgeries and medication mishaps get all the gory malpractice headlines, but...

Issue 16, April 17, 2013

• Video cameras in the OR may be inevitable

  Most doctors think having video cameras and microphones in their ORs to record surgical procedures...

• Hospitals can use predictive approach to prevent triple aim failures

  Read about the recommendations in a recent study for reducing triple aim failures and improving...

• CMS begins prepayment meaningful use audits

  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have begun auditing physicians and other...

Issue 15, April 10, 2013

• Joint Commission issues Sentinel Event Alert on medical device alarm safety

  The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert on April 8 warning hospitals against alarm...

• HIT errors ’tip of the iceberg,’ says ECRI

  Healthcare systems' transitions from paper records to electronic ones are causing harm and in so...

Issue 14, April 3, 2013

• Researchers identify 12 steps for effectively reducing readmissions

  The 12 steps of the Re-engineered Discharge (RED) toolkit published by the Agency for Healthcare...

• Patients in N.Y. sue over syringe reuse

  Fourteen patients have filed a lawsuit against a N.Y. hospital for possible exposure to hepatitis...

Issue 13, March 27, 2013

• Roadmap for improving patient care laid out in study

  A group of interdisciplinary research teams conducted 40 studies that investigate how nurses...

• Recall alert: "Foreign matter" found in Massachusetts compounding pharmacy vials

  Another compounding pharmacy, this time in Massachusetts, was forced to recall a number of...

• FDA alert: Popular antibiotic can cause fatal heart arrhythmias

  The FDA issued a warning that a common antibiotic could cause abnormal changes in the electrical...

• Medical error risk rises under shorter medical intern shifts

  By shortening the amount of time that hospital internal medicine trainees can continuously work...

Issue 12, March 20, 2013

• Lethal "superbug" still at the forefront of CDC concerns

  The CDC is warning providers nationwide about a lethal germ called carbapenem-resistant...

• Connecticut hospitals looking to the aviation industry for safety help

  Hospitals in Connecticut are taking an unorthodox approach when it comes to looking for safety help...

• FDA alert: Compounding pharmacy recall

  The FDA has issued a warning on another compounding pharmacy recall, this time in New Jersey. The...

• ACIP considers revising Tdap revaccination recommendations

  As a result of increases in pertussis in recent years, a group is reviewing some preliminary data...

• Association for Healthcare Accreditation Professionals Conference

  The 7th Annual AHAP Conference will take place on June 6-7 in Las Vegas. Session topics include...