Patient Safety Monitor Journal 2011 index...

After reading this article, you will be able to: Identify areas of infection control targeted recently by CMS Describe how these changes impact emergency departments Discuss how the late...

Most hospitals have created some sort of campaign to raise levels of hand hygiene compliance-from creating signs and uploading sing-along viral videos to deploying "secret shoppers" around t...

After reading this article, you will be able to: Discuss how new technology creates new challenges for staff Identify methods for obtaining buy-in from staff for ­updated processes D...

Understanding HIT nationally and on the local front lines In the past couple of months, there have been numerous publications around health information technology (HIT) and patient safety. In Novemb...

Oncology clinics traditionally house some of the most vulnerable patients when it comes to contracting dangerous infections, further compounding the already debilitating effects of cancer treatments l...

After reading this article, you will be able to: Understand the reason for Sentinel Event Alert 47 Identify contributing factors to the issue of radiation overexposure Recognize ways to p...

After reading this article, you will be able to: Understand the reason for Sentinel Event Alert 47 Identify contributing factors to the issue of radiation overexposure Recognize ways to p...

As the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, medical errors just don't seem to be going away. Many healthcare professionals agree that reporting such errors is the only way to learn from...

True or False: Power failures, loss of water or utilities, floods, and tornados are all examples of situations that could result in the activation of all or part of the Emergency Operations Plan. ...