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The latest news and analysis about patient safety and healthcare quality.
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Use Past Experience With MERS, Ebola to Prep for Latest Coronavirus
The new virus has been compared to MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV. The CDC says the process for evaluation and the PUI form to report suspected cases remains unchanged from the ones used with MERS-CoV, which was the virus of concern in 2015.
 

News & Analysis
Open Communication Softens Impact of Medical Errors on Patients and Families
The study features survey and interview data collected from 253 Massachusetts adults who had experienced a medical error personally or through a family member. Open communication was defined with six elements, including acknowledgment of the error, whether the error was discussed openly and truthfully, and whether the error was discussed in terms that were easily understood.
Improving Hospital Patient Safety: Six Basic Principles to Guide Our Pursuit
Most Americans encounter the healthcare system in their first seconds of life, as they emerge into the world at one of our birthing hospital units. For many, their last seconds are also spent as a patient in a hospital. Nationally, healthcare appears to be delivered at a 2%–4% error rate, with over 18 million adverse events occurring per year. Yet despite two decades of intensive quality improvement work at hospitals, little has changed for the better.
PSQH Connect

Battling alarm fatigue for improved patient care and safety
Peer-reviewed research has found that a single-patient-use ECG cable and lead wire system with push button design, like Kendall DL™, can be effective at reducing false alarms, which may lead to improved patient care.
 

Industry Events

Thursday, 2/13 - The Climate Crisis and Clinical Practice Symposium

Thursday, 2/20 - 2020 Virginia Patient Safety Summit

Tuesday, 2/25 - 2020 CMS Quality Conference

Thursday, 3/5 - 2020 World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit

Monday, 3/9 - HIMSS20 Global Health Conference & Exhibition
 

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The Environment of Care Compliance Manual, Sixth Edition

There have been major changes to Environment of Care regulations in recent years from The Joint Commission (TJC), CMS and the EPA. The new Life Safety Code has been adopted, CMS implemented new ligature risk guidance, the EPA’s new hazardous waste rule was enacted, and TJC switched over to the SAFER Matrix, just to name a few. The Environment of Care Compliance Manual, Sixth Edition, provides all the guidance safety officers need to comply with the latest CMS Environment of Care requirements and corresponding TJC standards. Along with policy and procedural guidance, this edition also includes easily downloadable and customizable forms and tools to meet your organization’s needs.

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