Medication or Milk?
Safe medication management in the OR/Procedure area is crucial to ensuring patient safety. Learn more about the importance of labeling.reporting and/or querying.
Safe medication management in the OR/Procedure area is crucial to ensuring patient safety. Learn more about the importance of labeling.reporting and/or querying.
During Medical Staff audits, it is not unusual to have National Practitioner Data Bank queries missing in the medical staff files. Learn more about reporting and/or querying.
How effectively and consistently is your organization using staff badges? Learn how staff badges serve key roles in healthcare organizations.
Not maintaining the guidelines and references for healthcare specialty carts can put patients at risk. Learn what surveyors are focusing on.
Protecting patient health information from unauthorized access can be a challenging. Learn some of the risks and how to prevent them.
OPPE) is intended as a means of evaluating professional performance but often is not documented properly. Learn key factors for improvement.
Health disparities are a top focus with healthcare organizations and regulatory agencies. Learn more about the CMS Disparities Impact Statement tool to assist.
Many Ambulatory and Operating Room Infection Control Plans state they follow AORN Guidelines in their surgical areas. Observations contradict this statement. Learn More.
Validated screening tools for suicidal ideationl is the 2nd element of performance of TJC’s National Patient Safety Goal 15. Learn two key areas for consideration with compliance.
The use of a patient’s own medical equipment and devices in the inpatient setting may be necessary but, may constitute a safety risk. Learn More.