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Suicide Prevention National Patient Safety Goal updated

February 10, 2026

Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

The Joint Commission (TJC) announced revisions to its suicide prevention National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) November 27. NPSG 15.01.01 now has seven elements of performance (EP), up from three. All t...

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Sharp HealthCare: Before the plane crash

February 10, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Patient Safety

In January 2009, all eyes were on the Hudson River when a plane flying out of New York’s LaGuardia Airport crash-landed in the river after striking a flock of geese. Thanks to fast acting by the pilot...

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Spring safety: Tuning up your clinic security as it heats up

February 10, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Quality & Errors

Unless you take a good inventory of the safety issues around your facility, the medical clinic or laboratory can be dangerous when the weather warms up. Here are the things safety experts say you shou...

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Talk down: Joint Commission on de-escalation

February 10, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Environment and Facilities, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

The practice of de-escalation isn’t as heavily researched or defined as other best practices. Even TJC’s alert cautions that there’s been little research done on its effectiveness. However, the positi...

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ER doctor: Protect your staff from workplace violence

February 10, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

Amy Costigan, MD, wants to be able to practice emergency medicine without being punched in the face. ...

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Bit, kicked, and shot

February 10, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health

Can you take a punch? How do you react to being backed into a corner and screamed at? Can you keep a level head when someone spits at, grabs, slaps, or pushes you? Have you been held at knifepoint bef...

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, August 2017

February 10, 2026

Editor's Note: Click the PDF button above for a full edition of the August 2017 edition of Patient Safety Monitor Journal Bit, kicked, and shot; Taking down workplace violence in healthcare Can you ta...

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Be prepared for summer patient safety hazards

February 10, 2026

Hospital EDs are extremely busy during the summer months because of accidents and injuries. While there’s no word yet on whether 2017 will break a heat record (though we hope not), you can expec...

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The impact of cybersecurity on patient safety

February 10, 2026

In the TV show Mr. Robot, there’s a scene where the main character hacks his hospital’s computer system to change his drug test results from positive to negative. Naturally, doing such a ...

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Trauma-informed care: Seeing through the patient’s eyes

February 10, 2026

Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety

Caregivers should tailor their processes to account for the stress and fear many victims of abuse and human trafficking feel when brought into the medical environment. ...

Suicide Prevention National Patient Safety Goal updated

Sharp HealthCare: Before the plane crash

Spring safety: Tuning up your clinic security as it heats up

Talk down: Joint Commission on de-escalation

ER doctor: Protect your staff from workplace violence

Bit, kicked, and shot

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, August 2017

Be prepared for summer patient safety hazards

The impact of cybersecurity on patient safety

Trauma-informed care: Seeing through the patient’s eyes

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