Highlight the ZIP codes where employees live so you can have a handy reference of staff availability in emergencies, keep policies consistent and updated with the most relevant references, and focus s...

Click to see all our stories for October 2018...

In a new memo to its state survey agencies, CMS said it would use Joint Commission ligature recommendations—drawn from a task force that was convened by the commission and included several CMS s...

In the chaos of the emergency department (ED), it’s easy to miss something you’re not searching for. Up to one in five people who die by suicide visit an ED in the four weeks prior to thei...

An unplanned fire is the ultimate sign that things have gone sideways. Despite being labeled a never event and countless regulations on how to prevent them, fires still break out in hospitals. Betwe...

The ECRI Institute published its annual list of the top 10 health technology hazards for the industry. Readers will note that several of the top hazards in 2018 are the same as those in 2017. To guide...

A woman was found wandering outside a Baltimore hospital wearing only a hospital gown and socks. The person who found her recorded the scene in a shocking video, which has gone viral. This video can b...

Engaging patients in their care isn’t a matter of manners. It’s crucial to ensuring the best possible outcomes, that all your information is right, and that the will of the patient is unde...

Editor's Note: Click the PDF button above for a full edition of the February 2018 edition of Patient Safety Monitor Journal...

A new CMS memo creates a definition of a ligature risk, a time frame for correcting them, and interim guidance for surveyors, plus requirements for requesting a time extension for a plan of correction...