July 10, 2014 | By: Calevir
Alarm fatigue continues to be a challenge to patient safety across the nation. Learn what interventions Boston Medical Center implemented over the past two years to reduce their audible alarms by 89% with no adverse events attributed to the changes. A bonus: they significantly increased satisfaction among both nurses and patients!
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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