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Patient Safety Monitor features a fully customizable, Web-based crosswalk that organizes state, CMS, and Joint Commission requirements by topic. It also provides access to news and analysis on dozens of the most challenging patient-safety issues via the monthly journal, the tools and templates library, and the weekly e-newsletter.
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Patient Safety Monitor
Issue 12, December 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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2009 Leadership standards tell hospital leaders to make patient safety a priority
Beginning in a few short weeks, The Joint Commission is going to expect hospital leaders at... -
Taking responsibility for building accountability among staff members
Managers know that having accountable staff members is vitally important to providing excellent... -
Work stress and its effect on a professional environment
Work stress is reported to be a contributor in 49% of medication errors. Approximately 69% of... -
Minnesota develops rules for preventing surgical errors
When Minnesota’s hospitals outwardly recognized in 2007 that the state’s process for...
Issue 11, November 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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Infection control-related NPSG not new to field
Part of Goal #7 of The Joint Commission’s 2009 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) includes... -
WalkRounds involve senior leaders with frontline staff
If staff members in your facility think their concerns are not being heard or taken seriously by... -
Early warning system to be surveyed in January
For those facilities watching the clock wind down on the implementation year given by The Joint... -
Family-activated RRTs stress involvement
Hospitals are rolling out family-activated rapid response teams (RRT) in conjunction with the...
Issue 10, October 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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Latest Sentinel Event Alert exposes disruptive behavior among staff members
The Joint Commission’s July 9 Sentinel Event Alert concerning disruptive behavior among... -
Pennsylvania association promotes standardized wristbands to prevent errors
Red, green, yellow, purple, and pink—these are the colors of one wristband color system... -
Three keys to ensuring your anticoagulant therapy program is ready
The Joint Commission is set to survey hospitals’ anticoagulant therapy programs in January... -
The fundamentals of accountability
Accountability issues can arise with individuals, groups, and departments. Accountability can also...
Issue 9, September 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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California hospital team takes aim on VTE
Patients with venous thromboembolism, which includes deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism... -
Increased documentation added to 2009 NPSGs
With the release of the 2009 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) came some cumbersome... -
Evolving titles in patient safety: Medication safety officer
Keeping medications safe is not a new concept for most hospitals. The Institute of Medicine report...
Issue 8, August 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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The Joint Commission releases 2009 National Patient Safety Goals
The Joint Commission's 2009 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG), which were released in June... -
Patient safety Q&A
Editor's note: The following is a column answering some recent questions from "Patient Safety... -
Building a culture of safety into your patient safety plan
Editor's Note: The following excerpt is from the new HCPro book, The Patient Safety Officer's... -
Distractive environments: Mitigating complacency
Editor's note: The following is part of a series about human error and its role in medical error... -
Experts urge hospitals to identify disparities in healthcare
A new report released by The Joint Commission calls on hospitals to improve patient care by...
Issue 7, July 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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Patient safety Q&A
Editor's note: The following is a column answering some recent questions on "Patient Safety Talk... -
Positive deviance technique used to lower MRSA rates
According to Merriam-Webster Online, the definition of deviant describes someone or something as... -
Designing a successful medication reconciliation process
Editor's note: The following excerpt is from the new HCPro, Inc., book Medication Reconciliation... -
Restraint and seclusion: Not many new changes, only added nuances
Editor's note: For a related staff trainer, check out the quiz about restraint and seclusion on p...
Issue 6, June 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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The second victim: Supporting staff members after a medical error
It has been almost a decade since Linda Kenney went into surgery to have her ankle replaced and... -
Proposed changes to Universal Protocol make goal more specific, add documentation requirements
Editor's note: This is the second in a series about The Joint Commission's proposed 2009 National... -
The effects of distractions on human performance
Editor's note: The following is part of a series about human error and its role in medical error...
Issue 5, May 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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HHS proposes patient safety organizations
Since the passage of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, hospitals around the... -
Program focuses on most difficult transition: Going home
Most hospitals have addressed the transition of patients from one hospital setting to another... -
In-field supervision can reduce error rates
Editor's note: The following is part of an ongoing series about human error and its role in medical...
Issue 4, April 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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Transparency, job satisfaction among topics at Leape roundtables
The need for healthcare transparency and job satisfaction were among the topics discussed as part... -
Joint Commission proposes many changes to Goal #7 for 2009
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of articles about The Joint Commission's proposed 2009... -
The supervisor's role in reducing human error
Editor's note: The following is part of an ongoing series about human error and its role in medical... -
'Leaps' to safety include public reporting
Computerized physician order entry (CPOE), intensivists, and evidence-based hospital referrals are...
Issue 3, March 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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Perfecting stroke care through certification
Editor's note: Check out a related story about anticoagulant therapy on p. 8 and a stroke... -
Changing the view on health literacy
Cezanne Garcia, MPH, likes to recall an anecdote from one of her patient advisors to illustrate why... -
The supervisor's role in lowering human error
Editor's note: The following article is the fifth in a series about human error and its role in... -
Patient Safety Q&A
The following is a column answering some of the most debated questions on "Patient Safety Talk," an...
Issue 2, February 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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Moving forward with medication reconciliation
Medication reconciliation, arguably one of the tougher standards The Joint Commission (formerly... -
Family activation: The next generation of rapid response
Implementing a rapid response team (RRT) requires an understanding among staff members that putting... -
Contributors to human error and how to lower rates of committing error
Editor's note: The following is the fourth in a series about human error and its role in medical...
Issue 1, January 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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Practice makes perfect
Almost 13 years ago, University Community Hospital (UCH) in Tampa, FL, was under a huge amount of... -
The cost and truths of human error
Editor's note: The following is the third in an occasional series about human error and its role in... -
Keeping kids safe
At Brownwood (TX) Regional Medical Center (BRMC), staff members use new, cost-effective techniques...