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Q&A: What You Need to Know About CMS’ Antimicrobial Stewardship Rule

The following is a Q&A with two experts at Chicago-based Lumere, a healthcare think tank focused on helping health systems eliminate medical errors and cut unnecessary costs.
Joint Commission Portal Addresses Nurse Burnout

It’s not a new problem. According to a 2016 study from the Mayo Clinic, at least 15%–20% of adults in the U.S. report high levels of stress. 
BD Launches Fully Sterile Surgical Skin Preparation

As our understanding of factors leading to infection has evolved, so have antiseptics and aseptic technique.
 

Newsletter Articles
Virtual reality could improve surgical safety
Source: Patient Safety Monitor Journal

Fewer cadavers needed to train for surgical procedures
Suicide NPSG now applies to critical access hospi-tals
Source: Inside Accreditation & Quality

Critical access hospitals (CAH) accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) will be expected to implement National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) standard NPSG.15.01.01 starting July 1, 2020.
Guest column: Review new NPSG for critical access hospitals
Source: Inside Accreditation & Quality

This article reviews the importance of NPSG.15.01.01, element of performance (EP) 1, which has two separate sections with a very important difference.
 

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