August 27, 2014 | By: Calevir
Date: September 23, 2014
The 7th annual Falls Prevention Awareness Day will be observed on September 23, 2014-the first day of fall. This year’s theme, Strong Today, Falls Free ® Tomorrow, seeks to raise awareness about how to prevent fall-related injuries among older adults.
The Falls Free ® Initiative is a national effort led by NCOA to address the growing public health issue of falls and fall-related injuries and deaths in older adults.
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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