Improving Medication Adherence

PSQH: Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare, January 20, 2021

Starting with basic needs to improve chronic conditions during COVID-19 and beyond.

AAAHC Issues COVID-19 Risk Prevention Guidelines

PSQH: Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare, January 5, 2021

Facilities must 'identify, isolate, and inform' during the resumption of operations.

Medical Mayhem Room: Enhancing Situational Awareness of Patient Safety Risks in the Hospital Setting

PSQH: Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare, December 20, 2020

Hospitals are a critical part of our healthcare system and a place where very ill people can get excellent, and often life-saving, care. 

Patient Apps Help Families Communicate With Caregivers

PSQH: Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare, December 19, 2020

The lack of information and the inability to communicate with family members became more disheartening over the last several months because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Designing Successful Medication Reconciliation Programs

PSQH: Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare, December 17, 2020

The issue that healthcare organizations struggle with now is where to get the resources to develop a med rec team that is dedicated to collecting patient medication histories.

The Need for Better Training for IV Insertions

PSQH: Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare, December 17, 2020

A collaboration announced in October 2020 between the Association for Vascular Access (AVA) and B. Braun Medical Inc. seeks to improve clinician training on the placement of PIVCs.

NIOSH Says FFRs with Exhalation Valves Just as Effective at Control of Disease Sources

PSQH: Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare, December 15, 2020

NIOSH confirmed that approved FFRs like N95 respirators protect the wearer, filtering particle penetration to less than 5%.

IHI CEO Emphasizes Need for ‘Curb Cut Solutions’ to Patient Safety Issues

PSQH: Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare, December 9, 2020

IHI CEO Kedar Mate, MD, shared ways to create a more equitable health system during his keynote address at the virtual IHI Forum.

PSMF Renews Efforts to Improve Patient Safety in Hospitals

PSQH: Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare, December 8, 2020

PSMF CEO David B. Mayer, MD, and chief clinical officer Donna Prosser, DNP, RN, NE-BC, FACHE, BCPA, detail how the group is expanding its efforts and preaching the gospel of high reliability.

Share Your Innovative Quality Improvement Ideas

PSQH: Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare, December 3, 2020

Any professional who is currently involved in patient safety or quality improvement is welcome to submit a case study application.

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