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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, June 2019

April 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

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Over 50% of hospital infections could be prevented with proper protocols

April 12, 2026

Infection Control

A new study claims that healthcare organizations can reduce healthcare–associated infections (HAI) by more than half, simply by upping their game on infection control practices. ...

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Better care of vision-impaired patients would save $500M annually

April 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Vision-impaired hospital patients have worse clinical outcomes, more readmissions, longer lengths of stay, and higher costs of care than non-vision-impaired patients, recent research shows. ...

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California passes law strengthens nurse-to-patient ratios

April 12, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety

California’s State Senate passed a new law this May, granting the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) the power to fine hospitals who violate the state’s existing nurse-to-patient regulation...

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Suicide risk NPSG clarified, takes effect July

April 12, 2026

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

Updates include risk factors to ask about and protective actions to take ...

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Illinois passes workplace violence law

April 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

In a sweeping act of legislation that may affect the future of healthcare safety, late last year the state of Illinois passed a workplace violence prevention law that puts the onus on employers to pro...

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, July 2019

April 12, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Behavioral & Mental Health, Workplace safety

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The growing threat of tick bites and Lyme disease

April 12, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Reported cases of Lyme disease have tripled since the late 1990s as the tick population has swelled ...

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AMA: Remove barriers to proper opioid treatment

April 12, 2026

Quality & Errors

The organization says that these barriers, which were put into place in response to the opioid crisis, have hurt many patients receiving medication-assisted treatment (MAT). ...

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Touching eyes: Disinfecting ophthalmology devices

April 12, 2026

Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

A new Quick Safety advisory from The Joint Commission (TJC) tells providers to do a better job sterilizing medical devices that touch patients’ eyes. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, June 2019

Over 50% of hospital infections could be prevented with proper protocols

Better care of vision-impaired patients would save $500M annually

California passes law strengthens nurse-to-patient ratios

Suicide risk NPSG clarified, takes effect July

Illinois passes workplace violence law

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, July 2019

The growing threat of tick bites and Lyme disease

AMA: Remove barriers to proper opioid treatment

Touching eyes: Disinfecting ophthalmology devices

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