Call for Letters of Intent to Conduct Research in Patient Safety
NorthShore University HealthSystem and Mayo Clinic to Collaborate
INTEGRIS Health’s Palm Scanner Increases Patient Safety
Patient Safety Checklist Helps Address Opioid Warnings from TJC
On August 8, The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert on the safe use of opioids in hospitals. The Alert discussed the significance of accurate pain assessment and effective pain management plans.
PCORI Workshops Designed to Improve Research Process
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has launched a new initiative aimed at engaging patients and other health care stakeholders as meaningful and active partners in PCORI’s efforts to build a patient-centered research community and refine its research agenda.
Parkland Hospital to pay $1M Settlement for Alleged Patient Safety Violations
Parkland Health & Hospital System has reached a settlement agreement with the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) that resolves and discharges all potential litigation and enforcement actions for compliance issues prior to May 31, 2012.
Doctors Earn Incentive Payments with Pulse PQRS Qualified Registry
AHRQ Patient Safety Project Reduces Bloodstream Infections by 40%
A unique nationwide patient safety project funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) reduced the rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in intensive care units by 40 percent, according to the agency’s preliminary findings of the largest national effort to combat CLABSIs to date.
Costs of Care Essay Contest
An organization called Costs of Care is holding its third annual essay contest to draw attention to the financial impact of medical decision-making on individual patients.
Surgeons Devise Patient Safety Plan to Decrease Complications
Postoperative complications are the most significant independent risk factor leading to 30-day hospital readmissions among general surgery patients, according to a new exploratory study published in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.