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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Addressing antimicrobial resistance following COVID-19

February 11, 2026

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Before COVID-19, deaths from antimicrobial resistance were headed in the right direction, decreasing by nearly 30% in hospitals between 2012 and 2017. But in 2020, resistant hospital-onset infections ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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New substance abuse partnership aims to reduce unnecessary 911 transports

February 11, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Patient Safety, Health Equity, Quality & Errors

Bicycle Health, a San Francisco-based provider of virtual opioid addiction treatments, in joining forces with Tele911 to develop a platform that helps first responders direct patients with substance a...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: What to know about the 2022 pneumonia guidelines update

February 11, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

PSMJ spoke with Bradley T. Truax, MD, principal consultant of the Truax Group, about the guidelines and about general pneumonia care and prevention. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Buy a rural hospital for $100? Investors pick up struggling institutions for pennies

February 11, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Health Equity

ERIN, Tenn. — Kyle Kopec gets a kick out of leading tours through the run-down hospitals his boss is buying, pointing out what he calls relics of poor management left by a revolving door of operators....

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: Antibiotic indications

February 11, 2026

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety, Quality & Errors

Despite being a best practice and one of the elements of CDC’s Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship, very few healthcare organizations have likely mandated indications for antibiotics, says Bradley...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Can tattoos accurately measure blood pressure?

February 11, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Cybersecurity & Technology, Healthcare Staff

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University have created an electronic tattoo that can be worn on the wrist comfortably for hours while providing accurate, continuous...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Using technology to improve observation rates and drive appropriate admissions

February 11, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Cybersecurity & Technology

For all their advantages, EHRs aren’t so good at detecting changes in patient status that separate those being observed and those who end up admitted. Nursing staff are often left to comb and click th...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Leapfrog makes recommendations to reduce diagnostic errors at hospitals

February 11, 2026

Patient Safety, Cybersecurity & Technology, Quality & Errors

In 2021, Leapfrog convened a National Advisory Group of medical experts to evaluate diagnostic practices in hospitals and to develop the first-of-its-kind report to improve diagnostic safety—Recognizi...

Medical Environment Update

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Electronic peer-to-peer consulting to combat long wait times

February 11, 2026

Quality & Errors, Healthcare Staff, Cybersecurity & Technology

Statistically, the longer a patient waits to see a specialist, the more likely they are to fall off their care plan or experience additional complications. And wait times continue to increase; by some...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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CMS revises methodology for calculating staffing star rating

February 11, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Effective with the July 2022 refresh, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is revising the methodology for calculating the staffing star rating. These measures, which have been po...

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Addressing antimicrobial resistance following COVID-19

New substance abuse partnership aims to reduce unnecessary 911 transports

Q&A: What to know about the 2022 pneumonia guidelines update

Buy a rural hospital for $100? Investors pick up struggling institutions for pennies

Q&A: Antibiotic indications

Can tattoos accurately measure blood pressure?

Using technology to improve observation rates and drive appropriate admissions

Leapfrog makes recommendations to reduce diagnostic errors at hospitals

Electronic peer-to-peer consulting to combat long wait times

CMS revises methodology for calculating staffing star rating

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