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Tools Available to Improve Safety of Patients with Limited English Proficiency

October 11, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

The new TeamSTEPPS Limited English Proficiency module and accompanying guide, “Improving Patient Safety Systems for Patients with Limited English Proficiency: A Hospital Guide,” are now available.

Medication Safety

Pharmacies Across the Country Urged to Adopt “Patient-Centered” Labels

October 9, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

With medication misuse resulting in more than one million adverse drug events per year in the United States, new standards have been released by the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) that for the first time provide a universal approach to the format, appearance, content and language of instructions for medicines in containers dispensed by pharmacists.

Patient Safety

Call for Letters of Intent to Conduct Research in Patient Safety

September 25, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

The National Patient Safety Foundation’s Research Grants Program seeks to stimulate new, innovative projects directed toward enhancing patient safety in the United States. The program’s objective is to promote studies leading to the prevention of human errors, system errors, patient injuries and the consequences of such adverse events in the health care setting.

Patient Safety

NorthShore University HealthSystem and Mayo Clinic to Collaborate

September 25, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) and Mayo Clinic have announced NorthShore as a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. This collaboration, the only one of its kind in the Chicago region, will provide NorthShore patients with access to medical resources and experts from both systems working together on their behalf. The agreement formalizes a long-standing relationship between the two institutions.

Patient Safety

INTEGRIS Health’s Palm Scanner Increases Patient Safety

September 25, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

INTEGRIS Health is the first health care system in Oklahoma to use a new biometric palm scanner to both streamline the registration process and accurately identify patients.

Patient Safety

Patient Safety Checklist Helps Address Opioid Warnings from TJC

September 25, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

By Sean Power and Michael Wong

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.

Patient Safety

PCORI Workshops Designed to Improve Research Process

September 12, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

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.

Patient Safety

Parkland Hospital to pay $1M Settlement for Alleged Patient Safety Violations

September 12, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

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.

Patient Safety

Doctors Earn Incentive Payments with Pulse PQRS Qualified Registry

September 12, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Pulse, an industry-leading vendor of Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Practice Management solutions, has achieved Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Qualified Registry status.

Patient Safety

AHRQ Patient Safety Project Reduces Bloodstream Infections by 40%

September 12, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

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.