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New guidelines promote expansion of bariatric surgery to treat obesity

June 20, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

A co-author of new guidelines for bariatric surgery says more patients, clinicians, and payers should embrace surgical interventions to treat obesity. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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National falls prevention awareness day

June 20, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

September 22 is National Falls Prevention Day. What are you doing to celebrate? ...

CDC Fall Risk Checklist

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Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Use these strategies to reduce conflict and violence in your hospital

June 20, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Patient Safety, Workplace safety

Have staff employ these tips and strategies when interacting with patients to decrease tensions and improve patient care. ...

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Accreditation & Patient Safety Roundup merger

June 20, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety

We sent the first of the combined IAQ and PSMJ roundups yesterday, August 5, with the subject line AQCC Roundup (IAQ and PSMJ)- August 2019. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Trauma-informed care: Seeing through the patient’s eyes

June 20, 2026

Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety

Caregivers should tailor their processes to account for the stress and fear many victims of abuse and human trafficking feel when brought into the medical environment. ...

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Leapfrog leader pushes for adoption of expanded medical error policy

June 20, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Leapfrog is promoting a nine-point Never Event Policy to help health systems and hospitals address catastrophic medical errors. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, August 2019

June 20, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Subscribers, download this month's full PSMJ newsletter ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Inside Accreditation and Quality, August 2019

June 20, 2026

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

Subscribers, download this month's full IAQ newsletter ...

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How BJC HealthCare cut patient harm events 75% by targeting 5 factors

June 20, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

In 2008, St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare launched a patient safety and quality improvement initiative that was designed to dramatically reduce patient harm events over a five-year period and sustain th...

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New guidelines promote expansion of bariatric surgery to treat obesity

National falls prevention awareness day

CDC Fall Risk Checklist

Use these strategies to reduce conflict and violence in your hospital

Accreditation & Patient Safety Roundup merger

Trauma-informed care: Seeing through the patient’s eyes

Leapfrog leader pushes for adoption of expanded medical error policy

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, August 2019

Inside Accreditation and Quality, August 2019

How BJC HealthCare cut patient harm events 75% by targeting 5 factors

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