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Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
- Volume
17
Issue
21

Antibiotic stewardship initiative at urgent care clinics cuts prescribing by 15%

December 14, 2025
Infection Control, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors
Most antibiotic prescriptions in the United States are made in outpatient settings and as many as 30% of those prescriptions may be unnecessary. Antibiotic overuse has been linked to antibiotic resist...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
- Volume
24
Issue
5

Antimicrobial resistance: A danger that crosses borders and species

December 14, 2025
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Physical environment, Infection Control, Quality & Errors
No single healthcare facility will beat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) alone—nor will one industry, field, or even country. To prevent a world where AMR infections become the norm requires cooperation...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
- Volume
24
Issue
5

ECRI’s 2023 top patient safety concerns: Part 2

December 14, 2025
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors
Here’s a quick rundown of the last five topics, along with resources and advice on how to tackle each one. Click here to see Part 1. ...
Medical Environment Update
- Volume
33
Issue
5

Q&A: Labeling materials in the laboratory setting

December 14, 2025
Physical environment, Laboratory Safety, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety, Quality & Errors
The wrong label on the wrong container in the laboratory can be dangerous, even lethal. Given the wide variety of chemicals, biologicals, combustibles, and other materials the laboratory worker uses e...
Medical Environment Update
- Volume
33
Issue
4

Review local requirements for medical gas testing

December 14, 2025
Physical environment, Laboratory Safety, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety
Be sure you understand the requirements of your state or local fire authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) when evaluating the annual testing of your hospital’s medical gas program. ...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
- Volume
24
Issue
4

Focus on medical study solutions, not the dramatic statistics

December 14, 2025
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors
When reading a medical study, providers should focus more on the suggestions and solutions it offers—not just shocking or dramatic statistics, says Brad Truax, MD, a board-certified physician in neuro...
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
- Volume
17
Issue
17

Medical studies: Focus on solutions, not statistics

December 14, 2025
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors
“The statistics do little to help us improve patient safety,” Truax said. “Rather, we must look at the real opportunities to improve patient safety." ...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
- Volume
24
Issue
4

Real solutions to diagnosis errors in the ED

December 14, 2025
Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors
“Diagnostic error remains our greatest patient safety challenge. It’s an area for which we’ve had the fewest solutions to date, and it applies to every healthcare venue, not just the [emergency depart...
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
- Volume
17
Issue
14

‘Tsunami of Criticism’ follows DEA’s proposed telemedicine prescribing rules

December 14, 2025
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Cybersecurity & Technology, Quality & Errors
Telehealth and digital health advocates aren’t pleased with the US Drug Enforcement Agency’s proposed rules for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine after the expiration of the COVID-19 ...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
- Volume
24
Issue
4

Black, white, or other—all American demographics suffer high maternal mortality

December 14, 2025
Patient Safety, Quality & Errors
The U.S. ranks dead last out of 13 industrialized nations when it comes to women dying during pregnancy or due to pregnancy-related complications, according to a 2022 report by the Commonwealth Fund. ...

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