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Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Sepsis Alliance launches institute to improve quality of care for deadly infection

April 16, 2026

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The Sepsis Institute will offer training for healthcare professionals across the continuum of care ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Excerpt: Building a High Reliability Organization

April 16, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

The following excerpt comes from chapter 6 of the HCPro book, Building a High Reliability Organization: A Toolkit for Success. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Study: More Docs Involved in Patient Care Means Longer Hospital Stays

April 16, 2026

Quality & Errors

For every additional doctor involved in a patient’s care, patients will stay nearly an extra day in the hospital. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Hospitals Might Get Penalized by CMS for Serving Disadvantaged Patients

April 16, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The study found that the CMS rating system does not account for social risk factors (SRF) and as a result, provider organizations could be judged on “social factors outside of their control.” ...

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Virtual reality could improve surgical safety

April 16, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Fewer cadavers needed to train for surgical procedures ...

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Q&A: What You Need to Know About CMS’ Antimicrobial Stewardship Rule

April 16, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The following is a Q&A with two experts at Chicago-based Lumere, a healthcare think tank focused on helping health systems eliminate medical errors and cut unnecessary costs. ...

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Joint Commission Portal Addresses Nurse Burnout

April 16, 2026

Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Healthcare Staff

It’s not a new problem. According to a 2016 study from the Mayo Clinic, at least 15%–20% of adults in the U.S. report high levels of stress. ...

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It’s time for healthcare organizations to take ownership of burnout

April 16, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Healthcare Staff

The World Health Organization has recently defined burnout as an official medical diagnosis. ...

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Review your antibiotic stewardship program against latest CoP revisions

April 16, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Hospital antibiotic stewardship programs will become a Condition of Participation (CoP) requirement as of March 30, 2020. ...

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CMS updates IC CoP as of March 30

April 16, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

Here is the revised wording of the hospital Condition of Participation (CoP) adding requirements for antibiotic stewardship. ...

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Sepsis Alliance launches institute to improve quality of care for deadly infection

Excerpt: Building a High Reliability Organization

Study: More Docs Involved in Patient Care Means Longer Hospital Stays

Hospitals Might Get Penalized by CMS for Serving Disadvantaged Patients

Virtual reality could improve surgical safety

Q&A: What You Need to Know About CMS’ Antimicrobial Stewardship Rule

Joint Commission Portal Addresses Nurse Burnout

It’s time for healthcare organizations to take ownership of burnout

Review your antibiotic stewardship program against latest CoP revisions

CMS updates IC CoP as of March 30

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