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Patient Safety Monitor Journal
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18
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Be prepared for summer patient safety hazards

December 19, 2025
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...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
- Volume
18
Issue
8

The impact of cybersecurity on patient safety

December 19, 2025
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 ...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
- Volume
18
Issue
8

Bit, kicked, and shot

December 19, 2025
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...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
- Volume
18
Issue
8

Q&A: CDC town hall addresses preventing Legionella contamination

December 19, 2025
On June 2, CMS issued a new memo to surveyors on the importance of reducing cases of Legionella infections. Not long after, the CDC issued a Vital Signs report underlining the bacterium’s risk t...