The latest news and analysis about patient safety and quality.
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Featured Story | 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. |
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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. |
PSMJ member content 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. |
Sponsored content 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. |
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| Product Spotlight | 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.. Register now! | |
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