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The Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation has released an issue brief showing continued high rates of inappropriate antibiotic use, despite a 15-year national outreach campaign by the Centers for Disease Control to educate providers and consumers on the dangers…
Medication reconciliation is an important part of maintaining medication safety, and the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses calls on all perioperative RNs to focus on safety during the six phases of the medication use process, according to a recent issue…
The Joint Commission has published the first 2011 edition of Ambulatory Advisor.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has produced its eighth annual National Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report, according to an agency news release.
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The Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare has named bloodborne pathogen exposure, safe patient handling, respiratory protection and workplace violence as its top four safety concerns, according to an Occupational Health & Safety news report.
Hospitals continue to show great hesitancy and resistance over the issue of public reporting of hospital errors, while consumer advocates say greater transparency is needed for accountability and improved patient safety, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch news report.
Bernard McDonnell, DO, a retired physician and current surveyor for Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, identifies 20 questions ambulatory surgery centers need to ask themselves to help ensure they have a viable, acceptable 2011 standard of practice infection prevention and control…
Over the past decade, The Joint Commission has highlighted the patient safety dangers associated with the use of certain abbreviations.
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), joined by the Association for Vascular Access and the Infusion Nurses Society, recently launch a new website aimed at helping to eliminate central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs).