June 10, 2015 | By: Calevir
Daily safety huddles have been shown to be an effective tool in helping healthcare organizations develop a culture of safety, an essential characteristic of a High Reliability Organization. Late last year Keith Griffeth, Quality Director at Regional Hospital, shared their story during a national webinar.
Hannibal Regional Hospital’s pursuit of high reliability took a step forward when the first daily safety huddle was held on March 3, 2014. Several hospital leaders learned the details about daily leadership safety huddles at the 2013 IHI Annual Conference. While huddles had been previously discussed, they had not been implemented at the hospital. Energized by the results other hospitals had achieved, the wheels went into motion and the quick stand-up meetings began. The VP of Nursing leads each 15-minute session with representation from all clinical departments as well as senior leadership. Learn more, read article.
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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