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Indiana Hospital: Sterilization Issue Put 1,200 Patients at Risk of Infection

November 26, 2019

Infection Control

Patients who underwent surgery at Goshen (Indiana) Hospital between April 1 and September 30 may have been exposed to dangerous diseases after a breakdown in the facility’s surgical instrument sterili...

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Report: Antibiotic Resistance More Prevalent in Device-Associated Infections

December 20, 2025

Infection Control

Antimicrobial resistance was found to be higher in medical device-associated infections than in those resulting from surgical procedures, according to a new report from the CDC’s National Healthcare S...

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Workplace Violence Legislation Moves Forward

December 20, 2025

Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

On Nov. 11, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Services Act of 2019. ...

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Start Small to Create a Safety Culture

December 20, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

We started small. Just a few tests of change led us to establish a systemwide strategic plan for safety and quality. But it didn’t happen overnight. ...

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Joint Commission clarifies ligature risk requirements

December 06, 2019

In a new blog post, The Joint Commission (TJC) clarified its new ligature risk requirements regarding common patient room items and fixtures. ...

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Will you create TJC’s next Emergency Preparedness poster?

December 11, 2019

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Selected posters will be exhibited at the Emergency Management Standards Base Camp on April 21, and at the 2020 Emergency Preparedness Conference on April 21 and 23. ...

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Suicide prevention NPSG now applies to Critical Access Hospitals

December 20, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

The accreditor noted concerns about the very high rate of suicides in rural communities that critical access hospitals serve. ...

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IHI Looks to Expand ‘Age-Friendly’ Health Systems

December 20, 2025

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has joined with the nation’s major hospital associations to expand a program that promotes and recognizes providers of “age friendly” care. ...

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Medical Malpractice Rate Dropped Over 10-Year Period

December 17, 2019

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

When looking at the number of defendants per 100 physicians, the steepest decline was in OB-GYN claims with a 44% drop over 10 years. ...

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CMS offers training on new electronic form for restraint-related deaths

December 20, 2025

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety

As of January 1, CMS eliminated the paper version of the form to report patient deaths associated with restraint or seclusion. ...

Indiana Hospital: Sterilization Issue Put 1,200 Patients at Risk of Infection

Report: Antibiotic Resistance More Prevalent in Device-Associated Infections

Workplace Violence Legislation Moves Forward

Start Small to Create a Safety Culture

Joint Commission clarifies ligature risk requirements

Will you create TJC’s next Emergency Preparedness poster?

Suicide prevention NPSG now applies to Critical Access Hospitals

IHI Looks to Expand ‘Age-Friendly’ Health Systems

Medical Malpractice Rate Dropped Over 10-Year Period

CMS offers training on new electronic form for restraint-related deaths

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