Grades for Patient Safety: How Safe is Your Hospital?
Approximately 400 people die every day because of hospital errors – the equivalent of a jet crashing every day and killing all aboard. In response to this silent epidemic, more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals will now receive an A, B, C, D or F Hospital Safety Score based on patient safety via a first-of-its-kind initiative.
ABQAURP Works with CMSA to Develop New Transitions of Care Credential
Transitions of Care is defined as the movement of patients from one practice setting to another. Transitions happen when moving from one care provider to another, changing the health care setting, or even moving to another level of care within the same setting. During these transitions, poor coordination between providers, patients, and caregivers can lead to medical errors, bad outcomes, and even life-threatening situations.
ECRI Institute PSO’s Reviews Medication Events, Makes Recommendations
Medication mishaps are the most common errors in healthcare. Indeed, medication errors represent the most frequently reported events submitted to ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization (PSO)—comprising about 30% of all events.
ASHRM Marks Healthcare Risk Management Week: June 18-22
Sage Products Honored by WOCN for Support of Research Mission
Sage Products Inc. was honored by the Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society at the opening of the WOCN’s 44th annual conference June 10 in Charlotte, N.C., for its longtime support of the organization’s research mission. Sage Vice President of Marketing Terry Boersma accepted the award on behalf of the company.
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Health 2.0 and ONC Announce Winner of $25,000 Challenge for Adverse Event Reporting
Health 2.0 and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have announced the winner of the Investing in Innovation initiative’s (i2) Reporting Device Adverse Events Challenge.
Healthcare CEOs Develop Checklist to Save Lives and Money
Collaborating under the auspices of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), CEOs and senior executives from eleven leading hospitals and health systems have developed a comprehensive checklist to promote high-value health care—care that delivers better results at reduced cost.
Released today, the CEO Checklist for High-Value Health Care is a Discussion Paper from the Institute of Medicine in which the authors present a Checklist of ten strategies that have proven effective in reducing waste and improving outcomes. The Checklist is available online at www.iom.edu/CEOChecklist.
Editor’s Notebook: Culture’s Reciprocal Rewards
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Culture’s Reciprocal Rewards
Spring is a busy season for conferences. In May, I attended a few and missed a few because there weren’t enough hours and days in the month. At the ones I did attend, the effect of an institution’s culture on patient safety was a common theme.
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