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AAAHC Quality Roadmap outlines 2021 deficiencies, tips for compliance

February 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Find a detail-oriented person at ambulatory healthcare sites to review credentialing and privileging procedures to ensure primary source verification is carried out and that records and licenses for p...

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AAAHC Quality Roadmap outlines 2021 deficiencies, tips for compliance

February 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

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Patient experience is key element in quality improvement initiatives

February 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Patient experience is a valuable element of addressing patient safety incidents and conducting quality improvement initiatives. After decades of operating with provider-centric care, healthcare org...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Be aware of medication-related sunburn

February 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

One hazard to talk to patients about this summer is medication-related sunburn. There is a long list of medicines, such as antibiotics and antihistamines, that can cause photosensitivity as a side eff...

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New Toolkit Aids Nurse Leaders in Reestablishing Family-Presence Policies

February 12, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

A new decision-making tool to help nurse leaders re-start family-presence policies that balance safety with a patient’s emotional need for family was released Tuesday. The Family Presence Policy De...

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, June 2021

February 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

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COVID-19’s high reliability legacy

February 12, 2026

Quality & Errors

After surviving a global pandemic, will healthcare organizations double down on high reliability principles, or will they decide the costs of becoming a high reliability organization (HRO) exceed the ...

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Polypharmacy in older adults: Knowing when to deprescribe

February 12, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Many studies have shown the benefits of certain medications for improving long-term outcomes in patients with chronic conditions. However, even when evidence-based recommendations are closely followed...

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Nurses’ mental, physical health tied to preventable medical errors

February 12, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Healthcare Staff, Quality & Errors

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, critical care nurses (CCN) were experiencing alarmingly high levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and poor physical health—factors that correlated with an in...

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Clean hands, clear communication: How nurse leaders ushered in hand hygiene tech tools

February 12, 2026

Infection Control, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Although observations showed a 90% hand hygiene compliance across the health system where he is director of quality, Bill Cox, RN, CPPS, CPHQ, was skeptical. “I would say, ‘How are we at 90% when I se...

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AAAHC Quality Roadmap outlines 2021 deficiencies, tips for compliance

AAAHC Quality Roadmap outlines 2021 deficiencies, tips for compliance

Patient experience is key element in quality improvement initiatives

Be aware of medication-related sunburn

New Toolkit Aids Nurse Leaders in Reestablishing Family-Presence Policies

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, June 2021

COVID-19’s high reliability legacy

Polypharmacy in older adults: Knowing when to deprescribe

Nurses’ mental, physical health tied to preventable medical errors

Clean hands, clear communication: How nurse leaders ushered in hand hygiene tech tools

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