Editor's Note: Click the PDF button above for a full edition of the November 2017 edition of Patient Safety Monitor Journal Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Questions hospitals need to answer before a hurrica...

The Joint Commission has released a special report on suicide prevention in the November edition of Perspectives. The report contains recommendations from an expert panel on how to mitigate environmen...

A team of physicians from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has put forward a strategy that aims to standardize infection prevention guidelines for procedures performed outside the operatin...

Hello! It's book season at HCPro (also Halloween/Thanksgiving/sweater season) and we need your help! This is the time when we come up with possible book ideas for 2018. But of course, we don't wan...

Every facility wants to give the best possible care to every patient who walks through its doors, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. But wanting to help people isn't the same as help...

The Platinum Awards sets the standard for recognizing professionals and organizations who demonstrate success in the overarching healthcare continuum. Like no other awards program in the industry, th...

Last week was National Fire Prevention Week, but that doesn’t mean the time to focus on fire safety is over. According to The Joint Commission, surgical fires happen just as often as wrong site ...

Review how clinicians and other staff interact with patients who have communication issues, such as deafness or limited English proficiency (LEP). Not only are communication issues receiving increased...

Presented on: 1:00-2:30 p.m. Eastern, Monday, October 30, 2017 Presented by: Patricia C. Kienle, RPh, MPA, FASHP Level of Program: Intermediate Who should listen: Accreditation specialists, regulato...

CMS will delay an update to its controversial hospital star rating system for the second time in four months. The update was expected to launch this month and the new setback means the tool might not ...