Patient Safety

ICT News Desk: RN Staffing Legislation

The American Nurses Association says it applauds the introduction of federal legislation that empowers registered nurses to drive staffing decisions in hospitals to protect patients and improve the quality of care. The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2013, crafted ...More
2 weeks ago
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RN Safe Staffing Bill Introduced in Congress

The American Nurses Association (ANA) applauds the introduction of federal legislation that empowers registered nurses (RNs) to drive staffing decisions in hospitals and, consequently, protect patients and improve the quality of care. The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News
ICT News Desk: Patient Safety Survey

Maximizing patient safety is a top priority for hospital executives and risk managers but a lack of teamwork, negative culture and poor communication present barriers to patient safety in the future according to a new survey commissioned by AIG. ...More
3 weeks ago
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AIG Study Shows Hospital C-Suite, Risk Managers Struggle with Maintaining Patient Safety

Maximizing patient safety is a top priority for hospital C-Suite executives and risk managers in the United States, but “lack of teamwork, negative culture and poor communication” will present barriers to patient safety in the future according to a new survey commissioned ...More
April 22, 2013
Posted in News
Organizational Culture Should Support Patient, Healthcare Worker Safety

The symbiotic relationship between patient safety and healthcare worker safety and the need for institutional championship of a safety of culture are the focus of a recent monograph released by the Joint Commission in late 2012. The document, "Improving Patient and Worker ...More
April 8, 2013
Posted in Articles, Policies and Practice
Six Steps to Educating Patients About Infection Control

Educating and empowering patients to actively participate in their care helps reduce a patient's risk of hospital acquired infections. Creating an open dialogue, however, can be a challenge in today's healthcare. So how can hospitals improve their patient education programs ...More
April 8, 2013
Posted in Articles, Hand Hygiene, Policies and Practice
BSN-Prepared Nurses Connected to Fewer Patient Deaths

When hospitals hire more nurses with four-year degrees, patient deaths following common surgeries decrease, according to new research by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research as reported in the March issue of the ...More
March 7, 2013
Posted in News
Top Patient Safety Strategies Detailed in New AHRQ Report

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a new report, Making Health Care Safer II, which identifies the top 10 evidence-based patient safety strategies available to clinicians. Principal investigators of the new work are Robert M. Wachter, MD, ...More
March 5, 2013
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AAMI Foundation's HTSI Launches New Coalition to Focus on Adverse Event Reporting

Wrong-site surgeries and other avoidable adverse events occur despite widespread clinical awareness. Organizations handle the reporting of such events in different ways, and with no single central system in place, larger trends can be missed, putting patient safety at risk. ...More
February 19, 2013
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U.S. Senate Passes Resolution Designating National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care

The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a resolution declaring Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013 as National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care. The resolution, initiated by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, a New Jersey-based non-profit organization dedicated to promoting ...More
February 18, 2013
Posted in News