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
View ArticleTapping 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...
View ArticleHospital 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...
View ArticleWhen 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...
View ArticlePhysician 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...
View ArticleCDC 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.
View ArticleLearning 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.
View ArticleNew 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.
View ArticleASPPS 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...
View ArticleStand 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....
View Article2014 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...
View ArticleAHRQ 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...
View ArticleRespect: 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....
View ArticleUnderstanding 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...
View ArticleRedesigning 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...
View ArticleWebsite 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...
View ArticleCurrent 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...
View ArticleThree 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
View ArticleHickson 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...
View ArticleCurrent 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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