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Leapfrog leader pushes for adoption of expanded medical error policy

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

Leapfrog is promoting a nine-point Never Event Policy to help health systems and hospitals address catastrophic medical errors. ...

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New sentinel event alert highlights risks of direct oral anticoagulants

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Quality & Errors

The Joint Commission (TJC) this week issued a new Sentinel Event Alert (SEA #61) warning of the risks to patients posed by direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC). ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Patient Safety Monitor Journal, August 2019

February 15, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

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How BJC HealthCare cut patient harm events 75% by targeting 5 factors

February 15, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

In 2008, St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare launched a patient safety and quality improvement initiative that was designed to dramatically reduce patient harm events over a five-year period and sustain th...

Patient Handoffs: Stop Errors and Improve Compliance

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Speak Up™ on Patient Falls

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

On July 24, The Joint Commission (TJC) released free materials as part of its Speak Up to Prevent Falls campaign. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Eliminating the ‘weekend effect’ will improve maternal outcomes

February 15, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

The last thing that should be on the mind of a woman going into labor is whether her weekend, holiday, or nighttime delivery is putting her and her baby at a greater risk of negative health outcomes. ...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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3 ways to improve: Use nurse leaders to change workplace culture

February 15, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

To achieve organizational goals, nurse work environments must support an optimal staff member experience. ...

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Minnesota center uses high harm debriefs to improve event reporting

February 15, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

After a CMS survey last summer resulted in a finding of Immediate Jeopardy, University of Minnesota Health (M Health) was able to quickly develop and implement a new system to bolster its response to ...

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The chronic issue of cybersecurity

February 15, 2026

Quality & Errors

Healthcare institutions large and small can be left black and blue by a cyberattack. Larger institutions have more patients and thus have more user health records that attackers can compromise. Smalle...

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Leapfrog leader pushes for adoption of expanded medical error policy

New sentinel event alert highlights risks of direct oral anticoagulants

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, August 2019

How BJC HealthCare cut patient harm events 75% by targeting 5 factors

Patient Handoffs: Stop Errors and Improve Compliance

Speak Up™ on Patient Falls

Eliminating the ‘weekend effect’ will improve maternal outcomes

3 ways to improve: Use nurse leaders to change workplace culture

Minnesota center uses high harm debriefs to improve event reporting

The chronic issue of cybersecurity

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