Patient Safety

Study Finds Accreditation Improves Safety Culture at Nursing Homes

Accredited nursing homes report a stronger resident safety culture than nonaccredited facilities, according to a new study published in the May 2012 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. The study shows that senior managers at more than 4,000 ...More
April 23, 2012
Posted in News
Need For Greater Patient and Clinician Involvement in Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research

More involvement by patients, clinicians and others in the healthcare community in developing comparative clinical effectiveness research studies will make such studies far more useful in clinical decision-making, according to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research ...More
April 17, 2012
Posted in News, Policies and Practice, PPE & Standard Precautions
ACS, CDC Announce Surgical Patient Safety Collaboration to Prevent SSIs and Other Adverse Outcomes

A joint, strategic partnership to improve surgical patient safety at the national level was announced today by leaders of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At the core of the alliance is a desire to sustain and ...More
April 16, 2012
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ECRI Institute PSO Announces Release of Updated Patient Safety Event Collection and Reporting System

ECRI Institute's Patient Safety Organization (PSO) has released a new version of its adverse event collection and reporting system. This release is fully compliant with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Common Formats Version 1.1 and includes the latest ...More
April 10, 2012
Posted in News
Re-engineering of Process and Culture Required to Rise to New Levels of Transparency, Patient Safety

Protecting patients from surgical and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is always part of the safety agenda at the National Patient Safety Foundation, says the organization’s president Diane Pinakiewicz. The organization has partnered with and supported the ...More
April 5, 2012
Posted in Articles
Senators Introduce 'Safe Medical Devices Act'

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is pushing a bill that supporters say will make medical devices safer, according to the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI). If approved, the Ensuring Safe Medical Devices for Patients Act would require the ...More
March 22, 2012
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
International Research Finds Quality and Safety Problems in Hospitals in 13 Countries

In one of the largest studies of its kind, a consortium of investigators from 13 countries led the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in the U.S. and the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium in Europe, found that nurses who reported better working conditions in ...More
March 20, 2012
Posted in News
Premier Issues Statement on Legislation to Require Implementation of Unique Device Identification

The following is a statement by Blair Childs, senior vice president of public affairs at the Premier alliance, on legislation to require implementation of Unique Device Identification: Members of the Premier alliance applaud Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Michael Bennett ...More
March 15, 2012
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Kimberly-Clark, Safe Care Campaign Launch Quick Response Code Patient Safety Education Program

Kimberly-Clark announces the launch of the QR (Quick Response) Code Patient Safety Education Program in collaboration with the Safe Care Campaign to provide hospitals and healthcare facilities with free patient and caregiver education available instantly at the bedside. ...More
March 13, 2012
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions
New SAFE CARE Program to Provide Patient Education at the Bedside

Encouraging patients and their families to take an active role in their healthcare by becoming involved and informed is critical. In celebration of Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 4-10, 2012, a unique patient safety education program will be released to provide ...More
February 29, 2012
Posted in News