IHI Looks to Expand "Age-Friendly" Health Systems

Source: Hospital Safety Insider

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has joined with the nation’s major hospital associations to expand a program that promotes and recognizes providers of “age friendly” care.

Medical Malpractice Rate Dropped Over 10-Year Period

Source: Hospital Safety Insider

The last decade has seen a decline in the number of medical malpractice claims in the United States, which can be attributed to tort reform and improved quality of care

’Twas the week before Christmas and all through the…

Source: Mac's Safety Space

Do you ever find yourself at the end of the year with a list of random items that you just never got to? It’s not that they weren’t (or, indeed, aren’t) important, but somehow…

Top EC problems include infection control, risk assessments, documentation

Beyond ligature risk, the top concerns found under The Joint Commission’s (TJC) Environment of Care (EC) standards are infection control, risk assessments, and documentation. Herman A. McKenzie, MBA, CHSP, the new director of TJC’s Department of Engineering, offered a rundown of the top-cited problems during this year’s Chicago session of the commission’s annual Executive Briefings.

Top LS issues involve usual suspects: Sprinkler systems, means of egress

Cables attached to sprinkler lines, dirty sprinkler heads, obstructions, and problems with escape routes topped the list of Life Safety (LS) violations by The Joint Commission (TJC) during this year’s Chicago session of the commission’s annual Executive Briefings.

Answers on business occupancies, power taps and monthly load tests

Brad Keyes, CHSP, owner of Keyes Life Safety Compliance, answers questions about life safety. 

Worker wellness: Tips for promoting safe lifting practices

Despite healthcare workers’ inherent mission of healing others, they are still among the most commonly injured of any industry in the U.S.—a fact that has not escaped OSHA.

Unsurprisingly, most of those injuries are ergonomic injuries resulting from lifting heavy weights and improperly transferring loads from one place to another, usually while caring for patients.

Zero harm study finds many struggling to achieve goal

While most medical professionals are familiar with the goal of achieving zero harm in healthcare, more than a tenth of them also say they don't have the tools and training to get there.

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