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Ambulatory Safety Monitor

Issue 52, January 2, 2003

• Xylene spill closes Oregon medical building

  Xylene spill closes Oregon medical building

• Prepare now for changes in 2004: The JCAHO's self-assessment tool

  Prepare now for changes in 2004: The JCAHO’s self-assessment tool

Issue 25, June 25, 2003

• A Kentucky multi-specialty center undergoes its first AAAHC survey

  A Kentucky multi-specialty center undergoes its first AAAHC survey

• JCAHO alert targets surgical fire dangers

  JCAHO alert targets surgical fire dangers

Issue 23, June 11, 2003

• A sound compliance plan keeps lawsuits at bay, builds employee trust.

  A sound compliance plan keeps lawsuits at bay, builds employee trust.

• Suspected SARS patients have dialysis clinic in common

  Suspected SARS patients have dialysis clinic in common

• Outpatient center, surgeon, face lawsuit over instrument use

  Outpatient center, surgeon, face lawsuit over instrument use

Issue 22, June 4, 2003

• Create policies and define standards when it comes to anesthesia

  Create policies and define standards when it comes to anesthesia

• Inconsistency mars first error reporting effort in CT

  Inconsistency mars first error reporting effort in CT

Issue 20, May 21, 2003

• Primary care clinics in Washington state undergo a second perfect survey

  Primary care clinics in Washington state undergo a second perfect survey

• FDA: Case closed on PA bacteria deaths

  FDA: Case closed on PA bacteria deaths

Issue 19, May 15, 2003

• OSHA pairs with nurses' association to prevent safety hazards

  OSHA pairs with nurses’ association to prevent safety hazards

Issue 17, April 1, 2003

• PA physicians stage walkout over malpractice premiums

  PA physicians stage walkout over malpractice premiums

Issue 16, April 23, 2003

• Botched tendon surgery leads to lawsuit

  Botched tendon surgery leads to lawsuit

Issue 15, April 18, 2003

• Blood center closes amid safety allegations

  Blood center closes amid safety allegations

Issue 14, April 10, 2003

• Shooting at Boston hospital leaves two dead

  Shooting at Boston hospital leaves two dead

• Kansas ambulatory center manager indicted for drug tampering

  Kansas ambulatory center manager indicted for drug tampering

Issue 13, April 2, 2003

• Outpatient workers feeling the effects of SARS

  Outpatient workers feeling the effects of SARS

• HealthSouth woes could lead to bankruptcy

  HealthSouth woes could lead to bankruptcy

Issue 11, March 21, 2003

• JCAHO 2003 and beyond: Patient safety, forms, and supplementals

  JCAHO 2003 and beyond: Patient safety, forms, and supplementals

• CA power outage causes mass medication labeling errors

  CA power outage causes mass medication labeling errors

• FDA wants to raise the bar for medication labels

  FDA wants to raise the bar for medication labels

Issue 10, March 12, 2003

• Comparing the 1985 Life Safety Code with the 2000 version

  Comparing the 1985 Life Safety Code with the 2000 version

• Elderly patients vulnerable to outpatient medication errors

  Elderly patients vulnerable to outpatient medication errors

Issue 8, February 26, 2003

• Patient education and documentation under the JCAHO microscope

  Patient education and documentation under the JCAHO microscope

• Anesthesiologists oppose state opt-out of physician supervision requirement

  Anesthesiologists oppose state opt-out of physician supervision requirement

• Neurosurgeon's ambulatory ties surface in lawsuit

  Neurosurgeon’s ambulatory ties surface in lawsuit

Issue 7, February 19, 2003

• The JCAHO weighs in on patient privacy at one Michigan facility

  The JCAHO weighs in on patient privacy at one Michigan facility

• Transplant error prompts policy changes

  Transplant error prompts policy changes

• CA health department warns against unsanitary endoscopes

  CA health department warns against unsanitary endoscopes

Issue 6, February 11, 2003

• Advice on medical device reporting

  Advice on medical device reporting

• White clumps in blood still a mystery

  White clumps in blood still a mystery

Issue 4, January 28, 2003

• Whip your competency assessment program into shape

  Whip your competency assessment program into shape

• Lab involved in double-mastectomy error changes its policy

  Lab involved in double-mastectomy error changes its policy

• Hospital temporarily suspends computer ordering system

  Hospital temporarily suspends computer ordering system

Issue 3, January 22, 2003

• Put patient medication information at your fingertips

  Put patient medication information at your fingertips

• MA nurses union says no to smallpox vaccine

  MA nurses union says no to smallpox vaccine

• Study estimates 1,500 instruments left inside patients annually

  Study estimates 1,500 instruments left inside patients annually

Issue 2, January 15, 2003

• Establish rapport with patients

  Establish rapport with patients

• CMS adopts 2000 fire safety regulations for ASCs

  CMS adopts 2000 fire safety regulations for ASCs

Issue 1, January 9, 2003

• Safety in primary care: administrative errors are a common culprit

  Safety in primary care: administrative errors are a common culprit

• Nurse pleads guilty to negligence in FL eye center death

  Nurse pleads guilty to negligence in FL eye center death