Infection Control Today - Patient Safety

ECRI Institute PSO Helps Identify and Mitigate Risks Associated with Medical Device Technology

Each year, ECRI Institute releases its list of the top 10 health technology hazards—risks that it believes are worthy of healthcare professionals' attention throughout the year, based on examination of the evidence. This year, the list includes alarm safety, surgical fires, ...More

February 12, 2013

Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization

2012 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award Recipients Announced

The National Quality Forum (NQF) and The Joint Commission today announced the 2012 recipients of the annual John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards. The awards will be presented on March 8, 2013 during a luncheon at the 2013 NQF Annual Conference and Membership ...More

February 6, 2013

Posted in News

Infection Control Boosted in African Hospitals Through International Partnerships

The African Partnerships for Patient Safety (APPS) program, a World Health Organization (WHO) program, has paired 14 African hospitals each with a hospital in England, France or Switzerland. ...More

February 6, 2013

Posted in News

Joint Commission Publishes Patient and Worker Safety Monograph

The Joint Commission today released a free monograph, “Improving Patient and Worker Safety: Opportunities for Synergy, Collaboration and Innovation,” to draw attention to the need to create a culture that focuses on both the safety of patients and the healthcare workers who ...More

January 31, 2013

Posted in News, Policies and Practice

ECRI Institute Shows How Medical Device Accident Investigations Can Save Lives

ECRI Institute, a nonprofit organization that researches the best approaches to improving patient care, will present “Medical Device Accident Investigation – Getting it Right Can Save Lives,” a live web conference on Feb. 20, 2013, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET. Medical ...More

January 29, 2013

Posted in News

Standard Written Checklists Can Improve Patient Safety During Surgical Crises

When doctors, nurses and other hospital operating room staff follow a written safety checklist to respond when a patient experiences cardiac arrest, severe allergic reaction, bleeding followed by an irregular heart beat or other crisis during surgery, they are nearly 75 ...More

January 21, 2013

Posted in News

Washington Surgeons Set New Guidelines for Patient Safety

Washington state surgeons and the Strong for Surgery program announce today the release of standardized guidelines for pre-operative care in the form of pre-surgical checklists. Strong for Surgery is issuing a set of checklists and tools available to all surgeons to use in ...More

January 17, 2013

Posted in News

Johns Hopkins Malpractice Study Reveals Surgical 'Never Events' Occur at Least 4,000 Times Annually

After a cautious and rigorous analysis of national malpractice claims, Johns Hopkins patient safety researchers estimate that a surgeon in the United States leaves a foreign object such as a sponge or a towel inside a patient's body after an operation 39 times a week, ...More

December 19, 2012

Posted in News

Medication Errors from Injectable Drugs Harm 1 Million Inpatients Each Year, Study Finds

A new study published by the journal American Health & Drug Benefits reveals the significant national burden that harmful medication errors, also called preventable adverse drug events (ADEs), associated with injectable medications have on hospitals, patients, and our ...More

December 18, 2012

Posted in News

Patient Safety Extends Into Hospital Pipes, Drains and Power Lines

When you hear the phrase “patient safety,” you might think of tending the patient’s medical needs at the bedside, or of various procedures designed to reduce risk of error regarding identification, medicines, lab tests, etc. What you might not think of is the physical ...More

December 13, 2012

Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene

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