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The latest news and analysis about patient safety and healthcare quality.
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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. |
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| Product Spotlight | 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. Order now! | |
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