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Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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IHI Pushes Safety as a Primary Business Strategy

February 13, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Hospital leaders must adopt safety and quality as primary business strategies, rather than regarding them as tertiary metrics that rank below finances and other stressors on the C suite’s list of top ...

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Use digital dashboards to reduce wait times, improve patient experience

February 13, 2026

Quality & Errors

Known in the industry as e-consultations, the telemedicine platforms help connect PCPs with specialists to help improve care management and care coordination for patients. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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20 years after To Err Is Human

February 13, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

While no one would say that we’re close to that goal, a lot of progress has been made—progress that’s saved many lives. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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IHI Looks to Expand ‘Age-Friendly’ Health Systems

February 13, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has joined with the nation’s major hospital associations to expand a program that promotes and recognizes providers of “age friendly” care. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Medical Malpractice Rate Dropped Over 10-Year Period

December 17, 2019

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

When looking at the number of defendants per 100 physicians, the steepest decline was in OB-GYN claims with a 44% drop over 10 years. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Five strategies to improve opioid use disorder care in hospitals

December 17, 2019

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

A new report provides five system-level strategies with specific initiative examples for hospitals to improve prevention, identification, and treatment of opioid use disorder. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Revisiting The Joint Commission’s drug diversion advice, resources amid growing opioid epidemic

December 17, 2019

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

10% of healthcare workers in the U.S. are abusing drugs of some sort. ...

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Expect the next decade to focus on coping with new technology and old problems

December 10, 2019

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Leadership & Finance, Fire & Life Safety, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Behavioral & Mental Health, Workplace safety

Healthcare compliance changed quite a bit in the last decade. For one thing, fire safety moved into the current millennium with the adoption of the 2012 versions of NFPA 101 Life Safety Code® (LSC) an...

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Review home health discharge planning changes to assess hospital impact

December 10, 2019

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

After four years, a proposed rule, and a deadline extension, CMS has finalized the conditions home health agencies must meet through the discharge planning process. ...

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Start Small to Create a Safety Culture

February 13, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

We started small. Just a few tests of change led us to establish a systemwide strategic plan for safety and quality. But it didn’t happen overnight. ...

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IHI Pushes Safety as a Primary Business Strategy

Use digital dashboards to reduce wait times, improve patient experience

20 years after To Err Is Human

IHI Looks to Expand ‘Age-Friendly’ Health Systems

Medical Malpractice Rate Dropped Over 10-Year Period

Five strategies to improve opioid use disorder care in hospitals

Revisiting The Joint Commission’s drug diversion advice, resources amid growing opioid epidemic

Expect the next decade to focus on coping with new technology and old problems

Review home health discharge planning changes to assess hospital impact

Start Small to Create a Safety Culture

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