Featured Story | | Survey: As COVID-19 Numbers Soar, Some Nurses Don't Have Adequate Protections | | Nurses still face problems with access to testing, being notified in a timely manner when they are exposed, inadequate respiratory protection, unsafe staffing, mental health, and workplace violence, the survey reveals. Compared to results from the last survey in March 2021, RNs also reported inadequate COVID screening and testing rates for patients who enter or are admitted to a healthcare facility and a decrease in dedicated COVID units. |
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News & Analysis | | Jonathan Perlin Named Next President and CEO of The Joint Commission | | Perlin currently is the president and clinical operations and chief medical officer at HCA Healthcare, which is based in Nashville. He replaces Mark R. Chassin, MD, FACP, MPP, MPH, who has led the commission for 14 years. Chassin has said he wants to pursue other opportunities in the quality improvement field. |
| Optimization of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Placement Practices | | Amid a changing PICC clinical and reimbursement landscape, there is a need to identify best practices for PICC placement that promote widely held patient safety goals, clinical efficiency, and hospital financial health. Even small changes in clinical and/or reimbursement practices can have a significant impact given the high-volume nature of PICC procedures. Through literature review and interviews with key clinical and nonclinical stakeholders, this report seeks to illuminate features of the current PICC landscape with an eye toward determining the best practices for preserving a safe and high-functioning clinical system. |
| Cybersecurity in Medicine: How Can Physicians and Medical Staff Do Their Part? | | Locks on a building are irrelevant if an employee leaves a window open; similarly, cybersecurity protocol is irrelevant if medical personnel are not trained to ensure protection of the network. Like the continuous battle surrounding antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant pathogens, the fight between cybersecurity measures and hackers is also ongoing. |
PSQH Connect Three Tips to Empower Teamwork Focused on Infection Prevention | | Surface disinfection is key to containing viral outbreaks. Fundamentally, the concept and importance of surface disinfection hasn’t changed. However, the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic on today’s world makes it imperative to change how the healthcare community conducts proper surface cleaning and disinfection. This content is presented in partnership with Metrex. |
| How to Boost Your Hospital Safety Grade and Attract More Patients | | One of the top priorities for healthcare leaders is to ensure patient and healthcare worker safety at their organizations. This September 30 panel discussion will focus on keys to enhancing patient and healthcare worker safety, including a case study on monitoring hand hygiene compliance, while looking at how this focus creates measurable improvements to clinical, operational, and financial metrics. |
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| Product Spotlight | | The CMS Compliance Crosswalk, 2021 Edition, shows you how to comply with each Condition of Participation (CoP) set forth by CMS and highlights which requirements from The Joint Commission and other accrediting organizations correspond to individual CoPs. Order now! | | |
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