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The Joint Commission provides free "Speak Up" videos encouraging patients to take a role in preventing healthcare errors.

The Minnesota Hospital Association, as part of its "SAFE from FALLS" campaign, a statewide initiative aimed at preventing people from falling during a hospital stay, provides two free, download fall prevention policies.

Sheldon S. Sones, RPh, FASCP, is president of Sheldon S. Sones and Associates, a pharmacy and accreditation consulting firm based in Newington, Conn.   Q: What is the accepted and recommended process for disposing expired medications?   Sheldon S. Sones:…

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has announced it has accredited its 5,000th organization, according to a news release from AAAHC.

The Joint Commission has issued a new standards FAQ addressing the processing and storing of laryngoscope blades, according to an AORN report.

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices provides a free, downloadable poster organizations can use to remind staff members of the importance of eliminating error-prone abbreviations.

The FDA, CDC and Department of Veterans Affairs provide the following six general recommendations to prevent cross-contamination in endoscope processing.

ECRI Institute provides a free, downloadable poster to help organizations improve monitor alarm safety.

Here are eight clinical findings from an AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement 2011 study on knee arthroscopy. Forty organizations that perform a combined total of more than 11,000 procedures annually participated in the study.

The following is written by Sheldon S. Sones, RPh, FASCP, President, Sheldon S. Sones and Associates. 1. Assure that your recall process is working as evidenced by a trail that demonstrates communications from vendors/manufacturers in a prompt manner, and reveals…