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Patient Safety Monitor Alert

Issue 6, February 8, 2012

• CMS publishes infection rate data online

  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published central line-associated...

• Cool app to help nurses, but does it foster bad habits?

  Robert Freeman, a registered nurse at Beth Israel Hospital in New York, designed an mobile app for...

• Minorities receive less pain treatment, University of Pennsylvania study finds

  A study by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing revealed that minority and low-income...

• Quality Improvement for Nurse Managers

  This book, Quality Improvement for Nurse Managers: Engage Staff and Improve Patient Outcomes and...

Issue 5, February 1, 2012

• Pediatric ICUs have higher infection rates than adult ICUs

  An investigation by Consumer Reports found that infection rates in pediatric intensive care units...

• Providence-based play tackles medical errors

  Providence has dealt with its share of medical errors. Perhaps as a result, the issue is moving...

• HHS health IT challenge aims for better transitions

  The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) launched a Discharge Follow-Up Appointment...

• Occurrence Reporting: Building a Robust Problem Identification and Resolution Process

  You already capture the data. Now use it to make real improvements in your patient care. This new...

Issue 4, January 25, 2012

• Diagnostic errors survey examines frequency and cause

  A survey conducted by QuantiaMD revealed that diagnostic errors occur with relative frequency. Of...

• Understanding HIT nationally and on the local front lines

  In the past couple of months, there have been numerous publications around health information...

• Half of preventative health services missed at annual check-ups

  Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University found that 46% of guideline-recommended...

• Removing Visitation Restrictions: The Path to Excellence with The Joint Commission’s Standards

  Honor your patients' choices and comply with Joint Commission changes to visitation requirements...

Issue 3, January 18, 2012

• Latest issue of Patient Safety Monitor Journal now available

  The January issue of Patient Safety Monitor Journal (formerly Briefings on Patient Safety) has...

• Blog spotlight: California Department of Public Health releases HAI reports

  The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released six reports on data from California...

• CMS innovation advisors aim to improve quality of care

  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has tapped 73 healthcare professionals for its...

• Editor’s pick: Creating a Just Culture: A Nurse Leader’s Guide

  Creating a Just Culture: A Nurse Leader's Guide explains the process of creating and sustaining a...

Issue 2, January 11, 2012

• Using death rates to evaluate hospital quality faulted, study finds

  A new study has researchers at Yale School of Medicine questioning whether death rates in hospitals...

• You can’t improve without knowing what’s wrong

  In the healthcare quality improvement field, there has been much talk about reporting errors, about...

• Investigation by HHS finds many unreported errors

  According to a report from the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services...

• The Joint Commission Mock Tracer Made Simple

  This updated edition includes new tools and case studies of successful tracers from facilities...

Issue 1, January 4, 2012

• Napping could be crucial in minimizing fatigue-related medical errors

  An ongoing study is testing whether short, onsite naps, rather than further restrictions on work...

• Top 10 most read blog posts from 2011

  The new year is upon us. I thought before we dive into what’s to come for patient safety and...

• December issue of journal stresses patient safety in point-of-care testing

  Medical News Today reports that the December issue of Point of Care : The Journal of Near-Patient...

• Professional growth in staff development

  This training resource is a professional development career ladder for nursing professional...