Mac's Safety Space
-
Volume
13
Issue
1
January 03, 2019
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant
In case it has not become abundantly clear over the last decade or so of penning this blog, there is something about this time of year that sets me to...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality
-
Volume
28
Issue
12
February 13, 2026
Fusing a new idea to an old system
Innovation involves doing something differently than how it’s normally done; a new device, policy, or program. And there are plenty of new evidence-based practice...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality
-
Volume
28
Issue
9
February 13, 2026
In healthcare, the words “Immediate Jeopardy” carry roughly the same meaning as “my brakes aren’t working,” “why is the tiger enclosure empty?” and “Vesuvius is rumbling really loudly today.”
In othe...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
-
Volume
18
Issue
4
February 13, 2026
People can grow used to anything, even alarms. Such is the danger of alarm fatigue; when excessive and nuisance alerts cause healthcare staff to become desensitized. When this happens, healthcare staf...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
-
Volume
18
Issue
7
February 13, 2026
This spring, Ann Scott Blouin, RN, PhD, FACHE, executive vice president of The Joint Commission, wrote a blog post detailing the need for a practical approach to healthcare’s endemic workplace violenc...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
-
Volume
18
Issue
7
February 13, 2026
Editor’s note: By the time the general public hears about an impaired clinician, whether it’s a nurse, technician, or physician, it’s usually after something bad has already happened. The infamous cas...