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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: How ECRI makes its top patient safety concerns list

December 13, 2025

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Given the scale and scope of ECRI’s reach, having a patient safety issue end up on its top 10 list ensures that the issue will be seen by a lot of people—and promotes greater efforts to address it. To...

Medical Environment Update

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Drug Diversion Prevention book excerpt: Video surveillance

December 13, 2025

Laboratory Safety, Quality & Errors

An important part of the diversion prevention and detection initiatives of any institution is limiting access to controlled drugs through physical security measures and instituting measures that allow...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Using AI to improve interactions between physicians and patients

December 13, 2025

Quality & Errors, Healthcare Staff, Cybersecurity & Technology

DAX Express is an AI-powered solution that automatically documents patient encounters through voice-enabled technology. Clinicians can use the solution to take notes during patient interactions, helpi...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Survey: 99% of hospital pharmacists experiencing drug shortages

December 13, 2025

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Drug shortages are near a 10-year high, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). Drug shortages can have an impact on patient care, including drug rationing, delays in ca...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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UPDATE: USP creates resource to help hospitals assess Pfizer drug shortages while company sets emergency order limits

August 07, 2023

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Quality & Errors

Pfizer is asking customers to exhaust other supply sources before ordering 12 sterile injectable drugs from the company as it continues to assess its ability to produce the drugs following a tornado t...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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When proven solutions don’t work: Preventing infection from unexpected sources happens with clear communication

December 13, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Healthcare facilities have made huge strides in improving infection prevention and control, yet the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that, on any given day, one in 31 hospital patients...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Misdiagnosis tied to serious harm of 795K Americans annually, study finds

December 13, 2025

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

False negative diagnoses are likely the largest source of death linked to medical errors in the United States, a new research article found. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: Customer service to promote better behavioral healthcare

December 13, 2025

Behavioral & Mental Health, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Healthcare Staff

For the good of providers and patients, behavioral healthcare facilities need to prioritize good customer service, says Kevin Ann Huckshorn, PhD, MSN, RN, ICADC, a licensed and certified mental health...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Create safe, inclusive care environments for transgender and gender-nonconforming patients

December 13, 2025

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Health Equity

Concerning results from a poll of transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) youth show that nearly one-third of respondents report not feeling safe to go to the doctor or hospital when they are sick...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: Customizing team-based care

December 13, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Jeff Salvon-Harman, MD, CPE, CPPS, vice president at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, spoke with PSMJ about how to create a team-based care model that works best for your hospital, clinic, or...

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Q&A: How ECRI makes its top patient safety concerns list

Drug Diversion Prevention book excerpt: Video surveillance

Using AI to improve interactions between physicians and patients

Survey: 99% of hospital pharmacists experiencing drug shortages

UPDATE: USP creates resource to help hospitals assess Pfizer drug shortages while company sets emergency order limits

When proven solutions don’t work: Preventing infection from unexpected sources happens with clear communication

Misdiagnosis tied to serious harm of 795K Americans annually, study finds

Q&A: Customer service to promote better behavioral healthcare

Create safe, inclusive care environments for transgender and gender-nonconforming patients

Q&A: Customizing team-based care

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