ECRI Institute recently released their Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for Healthcare Organizations 2017. According to ECRI, the top 10 patient safety concerns, “support healthcare organizations in their efforts to...
By Sandra G. Boodman, March 15, 2017, Kaiser Health News
When Donna Helen Crisp, a 59-year-old nursing professor, entered a North Carolina teaching hospital for a routine hysterectomy in 2007, she expected to come...
“The risks associated with writing, updating, and implementing policies and procedures are often under-appreciated by healthcare managers” (Irving, A.V. 2014).
Sound familiar?
Those of us writing, updating, and implementing policies and procedures...
Patient Safety Awareness Week is March 12 – 18, 2017. This is an annual event designed to increase knowledge and interest about patient safety and engage health care professionals in...
Where does your organization stand on a culture of safety and quality? Ronald Wyatt, MD, MHA, DMS (HON) former patient safety officer and medical director at the Joint Commission states...
In 2015, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and CDC Foundation launched the 500 Cities Project in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The purpose of the...
6 Ways to Make the Most of Your Time at HCCA’s Compliance Institute
March 26 – 29, 2017 | Gaylord National | National Harbor, MD
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MCN Foundation is committed to improving access to healthcare information and education, globally, through MCN Learning. We will provide links to free courses and resources for healthcare providers as well...
By Jenny Gold
California Healthline
February 15, 2017
Which doctor a person happens to see at a local emergency room can have long-term consequences when it comes to opioid use.
Within the same hospital, some...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires nursing homes to establish and maintain an antibiotic stewardship program as a part of their infection prevention and control program. The antibiotic...