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Sepsis: Awareness has life-saving value

June 13, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures

Sepsis is a problem that won’t go away. Globally, one in five deaths are caused by sepsis. In U.S. hospitals, sepsis is the leading cause of death and hospital readmissions. The condition is fast acti...

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Healthcare’s role in community outreach during COVID-19

June 13, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Infection Control

Well over 18 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, taking stock of lessons learned and next steps can be a challenge. The industry has encountered a lot in a very compressed time frame, so focusing on sp...

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Caring for the caregivers: A look at improving care after discharge

June 13, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

An estimated 47.9 million adults—more than 19% of the population—provide informal care for an adult in their lives. What goes on outside of the hospital or care facility is no small ask, either: Two C...

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An orchestra of care: Transparency for patients at home

June 13, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Real-time visibility into patient care beyond the acute care setting is more important than ever. Hospitals are more reliant on ambulatory care providers as part of the patient’s care journey, and the...

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, January 2022

June 13, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

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High turnover and low reliability: A self-destructive cycle

June 13, 2026

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

As the COVID-19 pandemic rolls into its third year, many healthcare workers have had enough. Long hours, crushing workloads, and cultural tensions about vaccines and the virus have accelerated the num...

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Mental shortcuts, fallacies, and patient harm: How we make healthcare decisions drives patient outcomes

June 13, 2026

Quality & Errors

Do you ever think about how you think, or come to conclusions, or make decisions? It’s a Philosophy 101 question, but in the healthcare context it means examining how we make assumptions, skip steps, ...

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The opioid crisis continues: Have you bolstered your health system’s drug diversion defenses yet?

June 13, 2026

Patient Safety, Health Equity, Quality & Errors

After years of decline, 2020 and 2021 saw record rises in U.S. drug overdose deaths. In the 12-month period that ended in April 2021, more than 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses, an increase of...

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

June 13, 2026

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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Medication reconciliation: Prescriptions from multiple providers provide room for error

June 13, 2026

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...

Sepsis: Awareness has life-saving value

Healthcare’s role in community outreach during COVID-19

Caring for the caregivers: A look at improving care after discharge

An orchestra of care: Transparency for patients at home

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, January 2022

High turnover and low reliability: A self-destructive cycle

Mental shortcuts, fallacies, and patient harm: How we make healthcare decisions drives patient outcomes

The opioid crisis continues: Have you bolstered your health system’s drug diversion defenses yet?

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

Medication reconciliation: Prescriptions from multiple providers provide room for error

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