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Joint Commission boosts antimicrobial stewardship, falls prevention programs

February 14, 2026

Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission is strengthening an antimicrobial stewardship program started three years ago, hoping to get medical centers and other ambulatory healthcare facilities to follow the lead of many ...

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Taking steps to stop a nursing shortage before it starts

February 14, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Quality & Errors

At Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, nurse leaders have taken a preventive approach to the organization’s future workforce, using a little foresight and planning to fend off a potential crisis. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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When parents bring children to appointments, does treatment suffer?

February 14, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Imagine discussing your cancer treatment options before a closely listening 7-year-old. ...

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Primary care docs face obstacles identifying, managing chronic kidney disease

February 14, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

The federal government’s efforts to reduce by 25% the number of people developing end-stage kidney disease in the next decade may be hobbled the lack of knowledge and support tools ...

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Study: use of high-risk antibiotics leads to increase in C. difficile infections

February 14, 2026

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

The increased prevalence of hospital-associated C. difficile infections is thought to be tied to higher hospital-wide use of four classes of antibiotics ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Fighting stress and burnout in your clinic

September 17, 2019

Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors, Healthcare Staff

Some of the biggest hazards facing medical staff (and the patients they treat) are lack of rest, long hours, and stressful conditions. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Too many antibiotics given in pneumonia treatment

September 17, 2019

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Giving patients “too much” ultimately increased their risk of adverse events. ...

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Q&A: ISMP president discusses medication safety

September 17, 2019

Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

Michael R. Cohen, RPH, MS, ScD (hon.), DPS (hon.), FASHP, founder and president of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), discusses the current state of medication safety. ...

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Expect renewed focus on post-discharge suicides with new SE categories

September 17, 2019

Behavioral & Mental Health, Patient Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

Expect even more focus on how hospitals help patients at risk of suicide soon after discharge, now that two suicide-related categories have been shown to make up the top five sentinel events for the f...

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What can we do about medical device security?

February 14, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

The risks range from exposing patients’ sensitive data to outright hijacking of devices, with potentially lethal consequences. ...

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Joint Commission boosts antimicrobial stewardship, falls prevention programs

Taking steps to stop a nursing shortage before it starts

When parents bring children to appointments, does treatment suffer?

Primary care docs face obstacles identifying, managing chronic kidney disease

Study: use of high-risk antibiotics leads to increase in C. difficile infections

Fighting stress and burnout in your clinic

Too many antibiotics given in pneumonia treatment

Q&A: ISMP president discusses medication safety

Expect renewed focus on post-discharge suicides with new SE categories

What can we do about medical device security?

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