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This e-mail newsletter provides healthcare professionals with the latest patient safety news, while offering useful information on creating safer patient care environments and reducing medical errors.
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Issue 9, March 2, 2016
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Bribery on Two Continents: Olympus Corp., to Pay $646 Million Settlement
On March 1, the Department of Justice (DOJ) charged Olympus Corp. with paying millions of dollars...
Issue 7, February 17, 2016
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CMS Announces Standardized Quality Measures
CMS and America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) released seven quality measures yesterday... -
Patient Safety Experts Highlight Key Concerns for 2016
For many healthcare facilities, a new year means new goals. As we say goodbye to 2015, patient... -
Interoperability in the Perioperative Suite: Promise and Realty
In recent years, hospitals have made great strides in the adoption of electronic health records... -
Personal Mobile Device Policies in Surgical Suites
Human factors studies indicate that distractions and multitasking increase the likelihood of error...
Issue 6, February 10, 2016
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Patient Safety Roundup: CMS Penalizes 758 Hospitals for Patient Safety Infractions
The CMS has fined 758 hospitals across the country for high rates of patient safety incidents... -
PSQH Applies for BPA Worldwide Business Publication Membership
Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare (www.psqh.com) has applied for business publication... -
MITSS Presents Annual HOPE Award to Jeanine Thomas
MITSS presented Jeanine Thomas, president of the MRSA Survivors Network, with this year's HOPE... -
Using Big Data Meaningfully to Improve Quality and Safety
It’s rare to attend a conference on quality, safety, or informatics without feeling the... -
Crossing the Medication Safety Chasm
Anesthesiologists have long played a role in advancing medication safety. More than 30 years ago...
Issue 5, February 3, 2016
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Prescriber Training in Medication Management Improves CMS Quality Metrics
Medication management learning-based training helped Quality Independent Physicians (QIP), an... -
New Tool Simplifies the Process of Patient Safety Improvement
A new tool endorsed by the National Patient Safety Foundation aims to streamline patient safety and... -
Surgical Residents’ Shift Length Not a Factor in Patient Safety
Concern that duty hour restrictions inhibit the ability of surgical residents to care for patients... -
Study: Poor Communication Leads to Malpractice, Death
Poor communication in healthcare has tangible, measurable effects. A new study released...
Issue 4, January 27, 2016
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Overcoming Barriers on the Way to Evidence-Based Practice
Introducing change to practice in healthcare is not easy. While it is well established that... -
JAMA: Nurses Key to Surviving Surgery
A study released in The Journal of the American Medical Association has found that surgical... -
CDC’s Core Elements of Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
Just over a year after President Barack Obama issued an executive order calling for federal... -
Nominations Open for Sherman Award for Excellence in Patient Engagement
EngagingPatients.org, an online community dedicated to sharing best practices in patient and... -
Solutions Spotlight: Beyond Root Cause Analysis: Building an Effective Program
Serious events happen every day in hospitals, physician practices, clinics, and care...
Issue 3, January 20, 2016
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Editor’s Note
As promised, we’ve combined the former weekly Patient Safety Monitor Insider and the monthly... -
FDA Releases Cybersecurity Recommendations for Medical Device Manufacturers
Cybersecurity threats to medical devices are a growing concern. The FDA took a proactive step last... -
Olympus recalls duodenoscopes, FDA approves new model
Olympus Corp., the largest seller of duodenoscopes in the U.S. recalled all of its TJF-Q180V model... -
C. diff Infection Raises Hospital Costs by 40% per Case
It can be difficult to quantify the exact economic burden of C. diff on hospitals and the health... -
AHRQ Releases New Tool to Reduce CAUTI
Building on its Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), the U.S. Department of Health and...
Issue 2, January 13, 2016
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FREE Tool: Evaluate staff for emergency preparedness
Patient care permits little room for healthcare providers to be anything but on their toes. And in... -
USP updates target patient safety concerns within compounding pharmaceuticals
Five years after pharmaceutical experts began reviewing changes to sterile preparation requirements... -
Joint Commission and CDC team up on ambulatory infection prevention
In November, The Joint Commission and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) joined...
Issue 1, January 6, 2016
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Editor's Note: Exciting changes in the new year
Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed the holidays! Last fall, we welcomed Patient Safety and Quality... -
EHR usability weaknesses have clear patient safety implications
Electronic health records may represent the future of medicine, but as of now, the technology is... -
Blog Excerpt: Joint Commission releases revisions to Patient Safety Systems Chapter
The Joint Commission released revisions to its Patient Safety Systems chapter for 2016. -
Greater openness among clinicians is needed to drive improvement in patient safety
Earlier this year, the National Patient Safety Foundation?s Lucian Leape Institute released a...
Issue 8, February 24, 2016
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Editor’s Notebook: The Measurement Challenge
Measurement is central to current discussions about the state of patient safety, as well as federal... -
AHRQ Releases New Tool to Reduce CAUTI
Building on its Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), the U.S. Department of Health and... -
FDA: Duodenoscopes From Three Major Companies Now Safe to Use with Updated Instructions
On February 19, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that reprocessing instructions for... -
Nurse Renewal Rooms Benefit Patients, Too
Hoping to counter stress and compassion fatigue, one hospital has created private spaces for its...