Common Vaccine Error Leaves Patients Unprotected
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has received frequent reports of errors involving vaccine administration to a patient where only one of two necessary vaccine components supplied is administered. These errors leave patients unprotected against serious and sometimes fatal communicable diseases.
Improving Safety and Quality with Best Practices: Focus on Central Venous Access
A recent CDC report found that 1 in 25 hospital patients develop healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). According to the report, about 75,000 of these patients die during their hospital stay.
CPS Shows Commitment to Improving Patient Safety and Quality in Pre-Hospital Care
The Center for Patient Safety (CPS) has landed its first national contract from Air Evac Lifeteam, a subsidiary of Air Medical Group Holdings, announced Becky Miller, executive director, CPS. Air Evac Lifeteam, an air ambulance company, currently has 115 bases in 15 states. The three-year participation agreement was executed on April 1, 2014.
Health IT, Care Coordination, Drug Shortages Lead 2014 List of Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns
Patient safety is a top priority for every healthcare organization, but knowing where to direct initiatives can be daunting. To help organizations decide where to focus their efforts, ECRI Institute has compiled its first annual list of the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for Healthcare Organizations.
AHA Launches Symposium for Healthcare Quality Leaders to Increase Patient Safety Improvements
To further cement its commitment to improve quality and patient safety in America’s hospitals, the American Hospital Association is launching a new forum – the Symposium for Leaders in Healthcare Quality (SLHQ). SLHQ provides healthcare improvement professionals a setting to collaborate and share best practices to improve quality and patient safety.
ECRI Institute PSO Convenes First Multi-Stakeholder Collaborative on Health IT Safety
ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization (PSO), a leader in analyzing safety data associated with electronic health records, has launched the first multi-stakeholder partnership to generate new knowledge on safe health IT practices.
Call to Action on Patient and Family Engagement in Healthcare from NPSF’s Lucian Leape Institute
Enabling patients and families to be respected partners in health care—from the exam room to the policy arena—is essential if the U.S. health care system is to continue to make progress in patient safety. That is the central message of a report released recently by the National Patient Safety Foundation’s Lucian Leape Institute.
Online Competition Aims to Improve Patient Engagement and Education, Reduce Isolation
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital recently brought together software designers and developers from around the city and country for InnovateNYP, New York’s first hospital-focused hackathon. Seventeen teams worked around the clock to develop an innovation that would enhance and improve myNYP, the hospital’s online patient portal, which allows patients to track their health records, coordinate doctors’ appointments, and more.
International Panel of Pathology Leaders Develop Principles for Patient Safety
An international panel of leaders in the pathology community has announced its support of four principles designed to drive positive change and improve patient safety in the anatomic pathology laboratory.
National Patient Safety Foundation Urges Public to Navigate Your Health…Safely
Diagnostic error is the focus as the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) leads Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 2-8