Celebrating International Infection Prevention Week with the latest news and analysis about patient safety and healthcare quality.
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News & Analysis | | Executive Briefing: Medication Orders, Crash Carts, and Food Storage Lead Top Clinical Problems | | Check patient units to ensure breast milk and other patient foods are stored correctly, encourage staff to reach out to providers if medication orders are not clear, and check crash carts for expired or missing items. Those are among some of the highest scored problems not associated with infection control or suicide prevention, according to findings by surveyors with The Joint Commission in the 12 months ending August 31. |
| Chief Nurse: How to Reduce Serious Safety Events | | Ward, who has more than 30 years of experience in healthcare administration and has served in senior nursing roles in organizations across the country, spoke with HealthLeaders about what has worked in reducing serious safety events. |
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