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EHRs Fail to Detect Up to One-third of Medication Errors

April 16, 2026

Quality & Errors

“EHRs are supposed to ensure safe use of medications in hospitals,” said study corresponding author David C. Classen, MD, a professor of internal medicine at U of U Health. “They’re not doing that.” ...

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Behavioral health in the time of COVID: Tips for handling patients’ stress

April 16, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

Working with behavioral health patients is a challenge at any time. During an infectious disease outbreak such as COVID-19, the task is magnified by stress, the need for social isolation, infection co...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Study: Negligible infection risk from reused pacemakers, ICDs

April 16, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Ideally, there should be no need to reuse cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIED) like pacemakers and defibrillators—every patient should be able to get a new one. But that is not always ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Reduce your workplace violence with initiatives from VCU Health

April 16, 2026

Behavioral & Mental Health, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety

Healthcare organizations carry a heavy workplace violence burden, with about three-quarters of U.S. workplace assaults occurring in healthcare settings, according to OSHA. Workplace violence is especi...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Anesthesia procedures led by physicians provide highest patient protection

April 16, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

The problem with suggesting that complex issues can be addressed through “absolute” solutions is that, unless used in algebra, absolutes rarely further their intended goal. This is especially conce...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Network seeks to reduce drug diversion, increase reporting rate

April 16, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

An Atlanta-based nonprofit organization that focuses on drug diversion prevention has launched an online forum that it hopes will change the landscape of the drug diversion problem in U.S. hospitals. ...

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When in crisis mode, let everyone follow the data

April 16, 2026

Quality & Errors

As I write this at the end of March, I am confronted with a world turned upside down. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed every part of my daily routine, limiting my trips to the grocery store, physical...

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Study: Patients equally satisfied with virtual encounters compared to in-person visits

April 16, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Cybersecurity & Technology

The advent of COVID-19 has fueled the rise of telemedicine, accelerating growth beyond what was even imaginable only three months ago. Along with this phenomenon, a related mystery has been seemingly ...

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How to use virtual visits to connect coronavirus patients with loved ones

April 16, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Infection Control

For COVID-19 patients, virtual visits at AdventHealth have generated significant benefits, says Pam Guler, MHA, vice president and chief experience officer at the Altamonte Springs, Florida-based heal...

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NIOSH seeks comment on updated list of hazardous drugs in healthcare

May 15, 2020

Workplace safety, Quality & Errors

The CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is seeking comment through the end of June on a long-awaited update to its list of drugs used in healthcare that pose potential ...

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EHRs Fail to Detect Up to One-third of Medication Errors

Behavioral health in the time of COVID: Tips for handling patients’ stress

Study: Negligible infection risk from reused pacemakers, ICDs

Reduce your workplace violence with initiatives from VCU Health

Anesthesia procedures led by physicians provide highest patient protection

Network seeks to reduce drug diversion, increase reporting rate

When in crisis mode, let everyone follow the data

Study: Patients equally satisfied with virtual encounters compared to in-person visits

How to use virtual visits to connect coronavirus patients with loved ones

NIOSH seeks comment on updated list of hazardous drugs in healthcare

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