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Hazardous Pharmaceuticals Management Rule May Be Imminent
If published, the rule joins other new standards and regulations targeting employee and patient safety during the use and handling of hazardous pharmaceuticals. It’s also expected to have significant impact on hospitals and other healthcare organizations.
 

News & Analysis
Mystery Still Swirling Around Acute Flaccid Myelitis
The rare neurological disorder—less than 1 in a million Americans contract AFM annually—mimics polio with weakness in one or more limbs. Some patients have recovered quickly. Paralysis has persisted in others.
Biased Against Accredited Hospitals? Joint Commission Refutes Study
The Joint Commission contends that the study drew invalid conclusions by trying to compare "two radically different groups of hospitals" resulting in a bias against accredited hospitals.
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PEARR: Treating Abuse and Violence Victims, Step by Step
The Dignity Health system, HEAL Trafficking, and the Pacific Survivor Center teamed up to create a tool that could identify and care for victims/survivors of any form of abuse, neglect, or violence, including human trafficking. Together, they published the PEARR Tool, a suite of procedures to guide providers in providing assistance to possible abuse victims.
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The Use of a Triple-Emitter, UV-C Energy Disinfection System to Reduce CAUTI and CLABSI Rates
After experiencing an increase in Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) and Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) in its Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU), Jersey Shore University Medical Center implemented a triple emitter, UV-C energy disinfection system. Click here to download a white paper to learn how the system was put in place.
 

Industry Events

Sunday, 12/9 - 2018 IHI National Forum on Quality Improvement in Healthcare

Friday, 1/18/19 - 7th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit

Tuesday, 1/29/19 - 2019 CMS Quality Conference

Wednesday, 1/30/19 - 2019 Virginia Patient Safety Summit
 

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Preliminary Denial of Accreditation: Actions, Recovery, and Prevention

During this 90-minute webinar on Wednesday, December 12, Kurt Patton, MS, RPh, will explain how you might get a preliminary denial of accreditation finding from The Joint Commission, what you can do about it, and what surveyors will expect during their follow-up..

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