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The latest news and analysis about patient safety and healthcare quality.
Trouble viewing? See it online! Wednesday, December 2, 2020
 

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Share Your Innovative Quality Improvement Ideas
Any professional who is currently involved in patient safety or quality improvement is welcome to submit a case study application. The 2021 PSQH Contest Committee, in conjunction with the PSQH administrative team, will select one case study to highlight on PSQH.
 

News & Analysis
CMS Launches New Hospital-at-Home Program
As part of the Acute Hospital Care At Home program, CMS has established an online portal to expedite waivers of the Hospital Conditions of Participation statute. The statute includes several requirements for inpatient-level care, including the 24/7 availability of nursing services on the premises of a hospital-level care setting.
OSHA Let Employers Decide Whether to Report Healthcare Worker Deaths. Many Didn't.
Workplace safety regulators have taken a lenient stance toward employers during the pandemic, giving them broad discretion to decide internally whether to report worker deaths. As a result, scores of deaths were not reported to occupational safety officials from the earliest days of the pandemic through late October.
HHS is Looking for Your Pandemic Success Stories
CMS and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published a request for information on “Effective and Innovative Approaches/Best Practices in Health Care in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.”
PSQH: The Podcast

PSQH: The Podcast Episode 16 - The Challenges of PPE Use and Improving Worker Communication
On episode 16 of PSQH: The Podcast, host Jay Kumar talks to Dr. Benjamin Kanter about the challenges of PPE use and how technology can help improve communication with frontline workers dealing with COVID-19 patients. This episode is in partnership with Vocera.
Upcoming webinar

Medical Error Prevention for Quality and Safety Leaders: The Medication Use Process

Preventing medical errors is a major goal for all healthcare organizations. One major source of errors is through the medication use process, which begins prior to the procurement of the medication and continues after the medication has been administered. In this December 17 webinar, we will review medication use processes and consider various methods to hard wire patient safety into organizations.
 

Industry Events

Sunday, 12/6 - IHI National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care

Friday, 4/30/21 - ABQAURP's 43rd Annual Health Care Quality & Patient Safety Conference

Tuesday, 5/11/21 - 2021 IHI Patient Safety Congress

Monday, 6/28/21 - APIC 2021

Monday, 8/9/21 - HIMSS21 Global Health Conference & Exhibition
 

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The Complete Guide to Laboratory Safety, Fifth Edition

The Complete Guide to Laboratory Safety, Fifth Edition, consolidates regulations from all relevant agencies, including OSHA, The Joint Commission, CAP, CLSI, DOT, and state health departments.

This book also offers customizable policies, procedures, and checklists to avoid costly fines and enhance your compliance program.

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