How reliable is the patient care at your agency? Dr. Alex Garza will show how the five concepts of highly reliable organizations can be applied to the EMS industry. These proven concepts have helped many industries avoid catastrophes in high-risk environments. Find out where errors can be expected due to multiple risk factors and develop a culture that is focused on improving failure. Understand how to apply high reliability, even with the complexity of patient care challenges in EMS.
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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