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Joint Commission Issues Alert on Medical Device Alarm Safety in Hospitals

Action urged to be sure alarms are not ignored. Read the press release. View and download Sentinel Event Alert Issue 50

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Tapping Medical Malpractice Cases for Safety Lessons

A New York lawyer who represents patients in medical malpractice litigation is developing a new program that, if adopted, would turn closed legal cases into teaching tools for other doctors and...

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Hospital Quality Institute Announced

The California Hospital Association (CHA) and three regional associations have created a new statewide entity with the goal of strengthening, supporting, and aligning patient safety and quality...

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When Doctors Are Bullies, Patient Safety May Suffer

This article explains why medical staff in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia, wear different attire than those in the United States and Canada.  Read the commentary in the...

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Physician Patient Safety Leader Named President of NPSF

Tejal K. Gandhi, MD, MPH, Begins New Role July 1 New Orleans, LA, May 9, 2013—The Board of Directors of the National Patient Safety Foundation announced today that Tejal K. Gandhi, MD, MPH, will become...

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CDC Guidelines Could Cut Bloodstream Infections from Dialysis

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a set of rules that could eliminate bloodstream infections in dialysis centers by up to half.  Read the summary on MedLine.

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Learning from Litigation

The article in the New York Times contends hospitals are becoming increasingly open with patients about the disclosure of medical errors. Read the op-ed.

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New Tracking of a Patient’s Radiation Exposure

Intermountain Healthcare recently created a system that could measure and report a patient’s medical radiation exposure from tests. Read the news article from the Wall Street Journal.

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ASPPS Member Breakfast at Congress Honors Certified Professionals

The National Patient Safety Foundation held the 15th Annual NPSF Patient Safety Congress May 8-10, 2013, in New Orleans. One highlight of the meeting was an invitation-only breakfast that brought...

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Stand Up Member Breakfast at 2013 NPSF Congress

On the final day of the 2013 NPSF Patient Safety Congress, Stand Up for Patient Safety members gathered at an invitation-only breakfast hosted by Patricia McGaffigan, RN, MS, interim president, NPSF....

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2014 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize

This prize from the American Hospital Association is administered by the Health Research and Educational Trust. The four main goals are: To raise awareness of the need for a hospital-wide commitment to...

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AHRQ Seeking Comment on Consumer Safety Reporting System

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is searching for public comment on their revised plan “to build a prototype consumer reporting system for patient safety events.” The proposed project...

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Respect: The Foundation for Quality Care

Through the “Virginia Mason’s Respect for People” initiative, Virginia Mason Medical Center learned that respect is vital in order to “provide the best care and a perfect patient experience.” Lucian L....

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Understanding and Preventing Wrong-Patient Electronic Orders

2013 Professional Learning Series Webcast Webcast held June 6, 2013 Please note: Continuing Education credits are not available for archived programs. Faculty: Jason Adelman, MD, MS Patient Safety...

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Redesigning the Patient Experience for Safer Care

This article features comments from a number of speakers at the NPSF Patient Safety Congress in May 2013. The following article explains how hospitals have implemented processes in order to link...

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Website Usability Survey

Tell Us What You Think As a visitor to www.npsf.org, you are a valuable member of our audience. We want to hear your thoughts about the quality and usability of our website. Take our website usability...

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Current Awareness Literature Alert, May 2013 #2

May (2) 2013 | Volume 17, Issue 5:2 Table of Contents A Bundled Approach to Reduce Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in a System of Community Hospitals Can Inpatient Hospital...

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Three Named to Safety Center’s Board

Congratulations to David Mayer, MD, who was recently appointed to the Maryland Patient Safety Center Board of Directors. Read more

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Hickson Named to New Quality, Safety Role

Gerald Hickson, MD, was recently appointed to the newly created position of senior vice president, Quality, Patient Safety and Risk Prevention, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Hickson is also...

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Current Awareness Literature Alert, June 2013 #2

June (2) 2013 | Volume 17, Issue 6:2 Table of Contents Drug Errors and Related Interventions Reported by United States Clinical Pharmacists: The American College of Clinical Pharmacy Practice-Based...

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