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Celebrating Patient Safety Awareness Week with news and analysis about patient safety and healthcare quality.
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Featured Story
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 24 - The State of Healthcare Interoperability
On episode 24 of PSQH: The Podcast, Micky Tripathi, the new national coordinator for health information technology at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, talks about the state of healthcare interoperability. As part of Patient Safety Awareness Week, this episode is presented in partnership with Vocera, GOJO—the makers of Purell, and Symplr.
 

News & Analysis
What Might Be in a Federal OSHA COVID-19 Standard?
The proposed standard would likely require employers to create a company-specific plan to minimize worker exposure to COVID-19. The rule is expected to mandate mask-wearing, social distancing, hand-washing breaks, and communication procedures for workers during outbreaks. The new standard, which many feel is long overdue, is expected to protect the most at-risk workers.
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Unit-led Just-in-Time Coaching: Part of a Winning Strategy to Improve Hand Hygiene
As hospitals reopen services, patients are seeking assurances that their healthcare facility has made their personal well-being a priority from the moment they are admitted. This content is presented in partnership with GoJo, the makers of Purell.
Upcoming virtual event

Patient Safety NOW: Online Summit
Patient Safety Now is PSQH’s exclusive online summit taking place on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. This free event features three sessions, run by industry leaders, focusing on a providing superior level of safety for your patients.
 

Industry Events

Friday, 4/30 - ABQAURP's 43rd Annual Health Care Quality & Patient Safety Conference

Tuesday, 6/11 - 2021 IHI Patient Safety Congress

Monday, 6/28 - APIC 2021

Monday, 8/9 - HIMSS21 Global Health Conference & Exhibition
 

Patient Safety Awareness Week

 

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Analyzing the Hospital Life Safety Survey, Fourth Edition

Life safety expert and independent consultant Brad Keyes, CHSP, provides a practical, strategic approach to the life safety survey process. He walks you through a room-by-room, floor-by-floor analysis of the life safety measures you must have in place to avoid costly citations. The book simplifies Joint Commission standards and CMS requirements and focuses on ways to pass your next life safety survey.

 

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