Quality & Patient Safety
Patient Safety Awareness Week is an opportunity for hospitals and health systems to reflect on their patient safety journey and share their progress.
Unplanned hospital readmissions fell by 70,000 for Medicare Part C patients between 2011 and 2015, avoiding more than $1 billion in health care costs.
Use the hashtag #PSAW18 to join the conversation from 12-1 p.m. ET.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will host a March 20-21 workshop in Washington, D.C., on engaging the health care system in building capacity to respond to public health and national security threats.
The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum yesterday presented 2018 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards to a health system, network of children’s hospitals, and physician at the NQF annual conference in Washington, D.C.
The Food and Drug Administration Friday issued warning letters to all three duodenoscope manufacturers for failing to comply with a 2015 order to conduct postmarket surveillance studies to determine whether health care facilities are able to properly clean and disinfect the devices.
Nancy Agee highlighted the importance of a “culture of caring” and curiosity to “a high-quality, highly reliable organization.”
Please take the opportunity this week to share your work and resources on patient safety, safety culture and patient engagement with your community.
AHA responds to the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services' request for information on revisions to personnel regulations, proficiency testing (PT) referral, histocompatibility regulations, and fee regulations under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988.
Sutter Health, located in northern California, uses an artificial intelligence platform to reduce inpatient drug spending, decrease lengths of stay and improve quality and safety. Click the resource below to learn more