News
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Survey: Hospitals Shift Resources to Respond to Opioid Crisis
by PSQH, October 22, 2018
The survey of more than 90 Vizient hospital and health system leaders found that 64% of hospitals have increased investment in opioid medication management in the last 12 months.
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Joint Commission Unveils New Emergency Management Checklist
by PSQH, October 22, 2018
The checklist aligns with the accreditor’s Emergency Management standards, covers both clinical and environmental issues, and addresses crucial post-disaster elements that need addressing before reopening.
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Patient Outcomes No Better For Joint Commission–Accredited Hospitals Than Peers
by HealthLeaders Media, October 19, 2018
Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health compared 4,400 hospitals across the United States, of which 3,337 were accredited, including 2,847 by The Joint Commission, and 1,063 hospitals that underwent state-based reviews between 2014 and 2017.
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Study: Hospital Bedsheets Could Be Source of C. difficile Contamination
by PSQH, October 16, 2018
Researchers in the United Kingdom found that washing contaminated hospital bedsheets in a commercial washing machine with industrial detergent at high disinfecting temperatures failed to remove all traces of C. difficile, a bacteria that causes infectious diarrhea.
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Two Florida Hospitals Evacuate All Patients After Hurricane Damage
by PSQH, October 11, 2018
Bay Medical Sacred Heart in Panama City is evacuating more than 200 patients, while Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center in Panama City released a statement Thursday that it was evacuating about 130 patients.
Events
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Industry Tuesday 10/09/2018Fundamentally Human–An Innovative Exploration of Patient Safety and Engagement
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Webinar Thursday 10/25/2018Avoid Eyewash-Related Regulatory Compliance Issues
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Bootcamp Monday 12/03/2018Accreditation Specialist Boot Camp
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Industry Wednesday 01/30/20192019 Virginia Patient Safety Summit
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Webinar Wednesday 11/27/2019How Vanderbilt University Medical Center Established a Hand Hygiene Program
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- Study: Hospital Bedsheets Could Be Source of C. difficile Contamination
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- What a Black Box Warning Can Do for Innovation and Patient Safety
- A Dedicated Urology Triage: Providing Safer, Faster, and More Efficient Emergency Urology Care
- Patient Outcomes No Better For Joint Commission–Accredited Hospitals Than Peers
- Survey: Hospitals Shift Resources to Respond to Opioid Crisis
- Q&A: Joint Commission on Medication Management
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