November 28, 2012 | By: Calevir
PSO Alert: The Center for Patient Safety is issuing an alert to all healthcare providers that may currently be using Ambien as a sleep aid for their patients. This includes but is not limited to hospitals, long term care, and nursing home affiliates.
The Mayo Clinic announced last week in “Health Day News†that a study involving 16,000 inpatients showed the fall rate for those taking Ambien as a sleep aid quadrupled, compared with patients not taking the drug.
A recent Pennsylvania case shows how courts narrowly interpret the PSQIA, ignoring the D & A pathway and the clear language of the Final Rule. (Ungurian v. Beyzman, et al., 2020 PA Super 105). The cour
The Center for Patient Safety wants to share this important harm-prevention advice from The Joint Commission and its Sentinel Event Alert: Managing the Risks of Direct Oral Anticoagulants. The Joint Commis
Issue: A number of events reported co CPS’ Patient Safety Organization (PSO) demonstrate poor handoff communication about the patients’ infectious disease status Examples include: Patient with
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