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Antibiotic stewardship becoming a critical battle for healthcare and the world

December 19, 2025

Infection Control, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

More than 2.8 million AMR infections occur in the U.S. each year, and more than 35,000 people die as a result. Globally, 700,000 people die each year due to AMR diseases, with the WHO estimating that ...

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Q&A: Race and rare disease

December 19, 2025

Patient Safety, Health Equity, Quality & Errors

It takes five years and up to seven clinicians on average to get a rare disease correctly diagnosed. It can be even more difficult if you’re a person of color, says Tammy Boyd, MPH, JD, chief policy o...

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Five years to diagnose a rare disease; longer for patients of color

December 19, 2025

Patient Safety, Health Equity, Quality & Errors

What does it mean for a patient to have a rare disease? It means an average of five years before getting a correct diagnosis. It means consultations with over seven clinicians to reach an accurate dia...

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Boosting quality, patient adherence while cutting costs with medication management devices

December 19, 2025

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Medication non-adherence, particularly among senior patients, is a costly problem facing the American healthcare system. This issue results in an estimated $100 billion–$290 billion in annual costs, a...

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Q&A: Safety culture and turnover

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, retaining healthcare staff has grown increasingly difficult. Between the high workload and burnout, many healthcare employees have either left or are th...

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Operating room distractions

December 19, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Brad Truax, MD, principal consultant of the Truax Group, says he doesn’t think anybody has really done a good job at reducing distractions in the OR. As an example, he cites a 2021 study done by Alysh...

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Medication reconciliation: Prescriptions from multiple providers provide room for error

December 19, 2025

Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

The importance of medication reconciliation is obvious. When taken together, certain medicine combinations can cause harmful effects. Therefore, keeping an updated record of all the medicines a patien...

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Excerpt: Soaring to Success - The Path to Developing High-Reliability Clinical Teams

December 19, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

CRM has two main parts. The first deals with teamwork and communication and covers the interpersonal and social aspects of the working environment. The second deals with human factors and situational ...

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Q&A: Hand hygiene compliance during (and after) COVID-19

December 19, 2025

Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Without addressing the root causes of hand hygiene noncompliance before COVID-19, facilities will fall back into bad patterns after the pandemic says Klaus Nether, DHS, CSSMBB, the executive director ...

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, December 2020

December 19, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

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Antibiotic stewardship becoming a critical battle for healthcare and the world

Q&A: Race and rare disease

Five years to diagnose a rare disease; longer for patients of color

Boosting quality, patient adherence while cutting costs with medication management devices

Q&A: Safety culture and turnover

Operating room distractions

Medication reconciliation: Prescriptions from multiple providers provide room for error

Excerpt: Soaring to Success - The Path to Developing High-Reliability Clinical Teams

Q&A: Hand hygiene compliance during (and after) COVID-19

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, December 2020

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OSHA Dental Facilities Update - November 2023

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Tab 2, Medical Facilities OSHA Manual- August 2023

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