Opportunities & Survey Tips
Learn the importance of maintaining up-to-date Instructions for Use (IFU) for medical equipment, ensuring patient safety & compliance with industry regulations.
Environmental risks pose vulnerabilities, especially with suicidal or violent patients. Update risk assessments when changes occur to ensure a safe environment.
Safe and effective pain management requires healthcare organizations to thoroughly address gaps in pain medication practices, ensuring clear orders, and more.
Inconsistencies in interpreting seizure precautions can lead to gaps in patient care and potential harm. Learn how to ensure consistency through protocols.
Learn the challenges organizations face with solution testing strips and the best practices to address expiration dates, documentation, and strip selection.
Prioritize medication safety by updating important drug lists based on ISMP’s latest update for high-alert medications, look-alike/sound-alike drugs, and more.
It is important that staff are educated, trained, and competent on the use of the borescope. Improper processing can compromise the health, care, and safety of the patient.
Insulation failure in surgical instruments can lead to unintended burns. Insulator testers easily detect defects before procedures. Read more here!
It’s essential that nurses follow orders for pain medication administration and consult providers if the medication used does not address a patient’s pain needs.
Get an overview of critical transplant safety management including tissue storage, documentation, certification and steps to identify potential gaps. Read more!
Inclement weather can be a major cause for slips, trips, and falls. Follow these mitigation strategies to ensure that your organization is safe for patients and staff.
Avoid fire hazards when decorating healthcare facilities for the holidays. Follow NFPA guidelines on proper placement, flame retardancy and volume of decor.
