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Issue 6, June 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Is your health IT working against you?

  Many hospitals across the nation are already working with health IT, including electronic health...

• Reducing readmissions in heart failure patients

  Many hospitals struggle with readmissions, and sometimes a readmission might be out of the control...

• Drive-through flu shots for quick vaccination?

  The best way to mass vaccinate the general public during flu season is to make flu shots as...

• Create patient safety solutions that are right for you

  Patient safety has long stood on a variety of tenets, some of which have formed the process and...

Issue 5, May 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Hospital includes ­community in patient safety

  In honor of the National Patient Safety Foundation's Patient Safety Awareness Week, Saint Francis...

• Survey prompts nursing retention and quality efforts

  In 2006, Southampton (NY) Hospital's Department of Nursing conducted a needs assessment focusing on...

• Going green and lowering costs with IC in mind

  Recognizing that the healthcare sector produces a vast amount of waste and hazards to the...

• Defining quality through a patient's eyes

  There are always times to come back to center-to return to why we work so hard to improve...

Issue 4, April 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Buy-in, incentives move patients faster

  Despite sustained attention from hospital leaders, wait times in the University of California, San...

• AHRQ releases culture of safety survey

  The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released its most recent Hospital Survey...

• Infection control corner: Six IC training methods for frontline staff

  The Joint Commission requires healthcare facilities to train employees annually. Part of that...

• Fresh perspective: Patient safety and social media

  Years ago, when I wanted information on certain patient safety subjects, I might have gone to...

• NQF endorses SSI and UTI measures

  The National Quality Forum (NQF) recently endorsed two outcomes-based measures from the American...

Issue 3, March 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• NPSF kicks off Patient Safety Awareness Week

  The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) will soon kick off its annual Patient Safety...

• Building a long-term antibiotic stewardship program

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the arrival of "Get Smart About...

• Ensure correct HPPD for best patient care

   Ensure correct HPPD for best patient care Determining and agreeing on how many hours per...

• Has patient safety over-compartmentalized itself?

   Has patient safety over-compartmentalized itself? There are some days when the field of...

• NQF releases new Serious Reportable Events

  The National Quality Forum (NQF) has released an updated list of its Serious Reportable Events...

Issue 2, February 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Revamping policies and procedures

  Policies and procedures are the backbone of the hospital and provide the aim and direction of...

• Patients and families: The ultimate resourcefor quality improvement

  Robert Malizzo may seem like your typical patient. He has a heart condition and goes to the...

• Joint Commission issues alert on fatigue

   Joint Commission issues alert on fatigue On December 14, 2011, The Joint Commission...

• When and how to wash privacy curtains

  Privacy curtains are a seemingly innocuous part of a patient room compared with the various other...

• Leadership, licensure, and looking outside

  Editor's note: Columnist Catherine Hinz, MHA, currently works at PatientSafe Solutions, Inc...

• The PSMJ Staff Trainer

  Test staff knowledge with this quiz on the National Patient Safety Goals. Answers are on p. 12.

• Joint Commission proposed new NPSG

   Joint Commission proposed new NPSG On November 14, 2011, The Joint Commission pro­posed...

Issue 1, January 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Above and beyond ­traditional error reporting

  As the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, medical errors just don't seem to be...

• Patient outcomes unaffected by pay-for-performance program

  Value-based purchasing (VBP) has long been on the minds of many healthcare professionals. Slowly...

• Low rate of hand hygiene compliance with glove use

  Most hospitals have created some sort of campaign to raise levels of hand hygiene compliance-from...

• CDC releases infection prevention plan for oncology clinics

  Oncology clinics traditionally house some of the most vulnerable patients when it comes to...

• Understanding HIT nationally and on the local front lines

  Understanding HIT nationally and on the local front lines In the past couple of months, there...

• Patient Safety Monitor Journal 2011 index

  Patient Safety Monitor Journal 2011 index