Ebola: A Crash Course in Reliability
Our responses to the news that Ebola had been diagnosed in the United States for the first time reveal gaps in our understanding of how to protect others and ourselves from Ebola and other infectious diseases.
BD’s Acquistion of CareFusion Offers Integrated Medication Management, Patient Safety Solutions
BD and CareFusion have announced a definitive agreement under which BD will acquire CareFusion for $58.00 per share in cash and stock, or a total of $12.2 billion, to create a global leader in medication management and patient safety solutions.
NPSF Patient Safety Congress Call for Abstracts Due Oct. 17
The 17th Annual NPSF Patient Safety Congress takes place April 29 – May 1, in Austin, Texas.
ABQAURP News
July/August 2014 Quality Conundrums Lynn Helmer, MD, MBA, CHCQM • ABQAURP Diplomate since 1998 • http://www.drdnj.com Patient Privacy versus Patient Branding – A Quality Conundrum? Is patient privacy a thing of the past? Even in a world of HIPAA compliance, there remains ample opportunity for patients to be, or feel, violated. Have branding and … Continued
Editor’s Notebook: Learning by Definition
Careful use of terminology is essential in patient safety literature. Lucian Leape (1994) takes great care to define terms in his foundational article, “Error in Medicine.” Using the construct originated by James Reason, he defines error as “an unintended act (either of omission or commission) or one that does not achieve its intended outcome” (p. 1851).
News: Health and Literacy Center Offers Integrated Healthcare, Literacy, Recreation Services
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and city officials hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking in September to announce the Community Health and Literacy Center, which will provide healthcare, literacy, and recreational services in one location for children and families in South Philadelphia.
News: FUSE Training Program Aims to Reduce OR Fires, Enhance Safe Use of Surgical Devices
The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) has launched the Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy™ (FUSE) training program.
ISMP: Plan Now for Upcoming Changes in Enteral Feeding Device Connectors
Are you ready for the design changes coming soon for enteral feeding device connectors? While the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) and other organizations and agencies have repeatedly publicized upcoming global changes with all enteral device connectors, we are not confident…
Reducing the Revolving-Door Effect: Pharmacy’s Role
Pay-for-performance initiatives have put hospital readmissions front-and-center in the national healthcare discussion. Now in its second year, for example, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) continues to evolve…
Comprehensive Planning for Emergency Evacuation of Healthcare Facilities
Emergency evacuation preparedness is on every health facility manager’s priority list. If patients are not provided with safe and realistic means of evacuation in the event of an emergency, how can an organization claim it provides quality care at the facility?