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[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]How is your organization doing in addressing fall risks for your patients? Patient falls are among the most reported patient safety incident. Recent data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) estimates that 700,000 to 1 million …

Patient Fall Prevention – Are You Addressing the Risk? Read More »

Credentials are documented evidence of licensure, education, training, experience, or other qualifications. Credentials can be in the form of a certificate, letter, official identification, or experience that confirms a practitioner is qualified to perform specific procedures or services. Once credentials are submitted along with the application and all other requested paperwork, the organization needs to …

Credentialing: How to Succeed Read More »

To provide safe and reliable anesthesia to all patients undergoing surgery it is important to make sure that the anesthesia machine used is working properly.  Anesthesia outcome claims have decreased over the past two decades to less than 1% of claims according to the American Society of Anesthesiology (ASAHQ), with the most recent data publicized …

Are Daily Anesthesia Machine Checks Needed? Read More »

By James Ballard, MBA, CPHQ, CPPS, HACP and Christopher Pratt, MS, BSN, RN A Futuristic Perspective for Incident Management In Parts I and II of Emergency Preparedness, we provided an overview of what happens when disaster strikes and a process to trace your current procedure. In Part III, we offer a futuristic viewpoint on High …

Emergency Preparedness Part III – Can Disasters Be Managed Through a Lens of High Reliability? Read More »

As healthcare organizations continue to respond to the effects of the Covid 19 crisis, new sustainable approaches are needed. The importance of safety measures such as social distancing, source control with protective face coverings and diligent hand washing is critical in preventing the spread of infectious diseases. How safe and prepared are you and your …

More Strategies to Prevent Spread Read More »

We have always known that having competent staff was and remains the backbone to who we are as an organization, and as a provider of care, treatment, and services. Lives depend on competence, not only the lives of our patients, but the lives and livelihoods of those who work with us. Let’s pause for a …

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Understanding the Issue “Inappropriate antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance are major public health threats. In the United States, most antibiotic use occurs in ambulatory care and 30% to 50% may be inappropriate. The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria set a goal of reducing inappropriate outpatient antibiotics by 50% by 2020. “    TA Rowe …

Why Antibiotic Stewardship is Important in the Ambulatory Care Setting Read More »