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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Issue

Understanding social determinants of health

April 29, 2024

Health Equity, Patient Safety

The history of SDOH reaches back to 1967, when the Whitehall study examined more than 17,500 male civil servants between the ages of 20 and 64 in London, England, analyzing data over a period of 10 ye...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Issue

Follow these tips for before, during, and after next big storm

April 29, 2024

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Cybersecurity & Technology, Health Equity, Infection Control, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

The official start of hurricane season is almost here. Hurricanes, especially the monster storms, have taught American hospitals some big lessons, and if you haven’t put those lessons into your resili...

Mac's Safety Space

- Volume

Issue

Compliance chickens and regulatory eggs

April 29, 2024

Workplace safety

But which came first? In the world of safety data, there is certainly a tendency to want to know what’s going on in that world, and oftentimes that knowledge comes tied to a Top (insert number here...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

- Volume

Issue

Risk reduction strategies contribute to continuous readiness

April 29, 2024

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

What is the best way to prepare for patients each and every day? The best way is to create a safe, effective, and efficient system for providing patient care. It is to become knowledgeable and identif...

Medical Environment Update

- Volume

Issue

Beyond qualifications: Integrating mental health into physician evaluations, care

April 29, 2024

Behavioral & Mental Health, Healthcare Staff

Should physicians with possible mental health issues be required to participate in specialized physician health programs? What programs are out there? What industry developments can medical staffs fol...

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December 13, 2025

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Healthcare Safety Leader

- Volume

Issue

Educating staff about drug diversion

December 13, 2025

Healthcare Staff

Education of general staff about drug diversion is essential to any diversion program. Clinical staff are often unaware of the scope of the problem and what is at stake. Even in large facilities, staf...

Medical Environment Update

- Volume

Issue

Safe use of compressed gases

December 13, 2025

Fire & Life Safety, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Darryl saw the low CO2 level alarm on the microbiology incubator and went to change the tank in the nearby storage room. The valve cover seemed stuck on the replacement tank and Darryl was unable to r...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

- Volume

Issue

Strategic tips for overcoming high-pressure challenges in hospital accreditation

April 23, 2024

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Hospital accreditation leaders must exhibit a blend of resourcefulness, strategic project management, interpersonal acumen, and strong commitment to detail. This month, we’ve compiled a collection of ...

Mac's Safety Space

- Volume

Issue

MRI safety—It’s everyone’s responsibility

December 13, 2025

Healthcare Staff, Physical environment

… whether they know it or not! ...

Understanding social determinants of health

Follow these tips for before, during, and after next big storm

Compliance chickens and regulatory eggs

Risk reduction strategies contribute to continuous readiness

Beyond qualifications: Integrating mental health into physician evaluations, care

test aunom.

Educating staff about drug diversion

Safe use of compressed gases

Strategic tips for overcoming high-pressure challenges in hospital accreditation

MRI safety—It’s everyone’s responsibility

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