Patient safety experts have developed checklists to address the most frequently occurring operating room crises and tested their effectiveness, according to an AORN report and an abstract of the study, which is published in the August issue of the Journal…
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The Institute for Safe Medication Practices provides a free, downloadable list of oral dosage forms that should not be crushed.
Dallas' Parkland Memorial Hospital is in danger of losing its Medicare status if it fails to submit a correction plan to CMS that would address its patient safety deficiencies, according to a Houston Chronicle report.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed into law the Patients' Right to Know Act, which allows patients to access key physician information, including whether they've been the subject of disciplinary action, according to a government release.
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The California Integrated Waste Management Board provides a free, downloadable sticker image indicating what should go into red bags as biohazardous waste.
Credentialing physicians for a surgery center is quite an undertaking, considering the amount of information that must be double-checked before a provider is accepted into the facility. Dare Hartsell, RN, MSN, vice president of clinical services for Practice Partners in…
The Penn State Altoona (Pa.) Health and Wellness Center has been awarded accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC/Accreditation Association), according to a Penn State Altoona news release.
The New Hampshire Commission on Healthcare Quality Assurance provides free, downloadable screen savers and a poster to help with compliance with hand hygiene recommendations in the CDC Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a part of the CDC, offers a free, downloadable and adaptable poster which outlines steps staff members should take in the event of a sharps injury.