Wednesday, March 14, 2018

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News & Analysis

 

Gearing Up for Patient Safety Awareness Week
The goal of the week is to “have a visible and focused discussion on patient safety,” Gandhi says. “We promote tools that organizations and patients can be using throughout the year.”

PSMJ Member Content

Case Study: Five Steps from Sentara Health for Room Cleaning
Facilities still struggle with infection control, whether it’s hospital floors, fungi on doorknobs, or Legionella in the pipes.

 

Congress Voices Concern Over CMS Oversight of AOs
The House Energy and Commerce committee is launching an investigation into hospital patient safety.
Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award Recipients Honored
Launched in 2002, the patient safety awards program has highlighted achievement in patient safety and quality in the name of the late John M. Eisenberg, MD, MBA, former administration of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Diagnostic Errors, Opioid Safety, Care Coordination Top ECRI List of 2018 Patient Safety Concerns
Diagnostic errors are the top patient safety issue of the moment, according to ECRI Institute’s latest ranking of top 10 patient safety concerns for healthcare organizations.
 

Industry Events

Friday, 03/16- IHI:Building a Safety Culture #PSAW18
Saturday, 3/24- AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo 2018
Monday, 3/26- 2017 Congress on Healthcare Leadership
Thursday, 04/12- ABQUARP'S 41st Annual Health Care Quality & Patient Safety Conference
 

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