January 14, 2014 | By: Calevir
Swedish Covenant Hospital has been named as one of the safest hospitals in America, the only one in the Chicago area. They have successfully reduced their hospital-acquired infections, including central line, surgical site and catheter-related UTI’s. Next they will focus on fall prevention. Patient safety is driven by leaders from the Board level down, and employees know they have permission to ask why things are done without criticism. Learn more
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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