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Helping Your Board Ensure Patient Safety

Helping Your Board Ensure Patient Safety

Your quality team has studied the new standard changes, updated policies, and conducted tracers to monitor compliance. What else can you do as an executive to help …

Early Detection: Stop Small Problems before they are Big Problems

Early Detection: Stop Small Problems before they are Big Problems

Bringing minor regulatory problems to light before they have a chance to grow is the most important step toward preventing big problems that could diminish quality and patient safety .

A Different Approach for Infection Control from Sick Employees

A Different Approach for Infection Control from Sick Employees

Hospitals coming under threat of Immediate Jeopardy for allowing employees with infectious illness to stay at work in the hospital. Amanda Brown suggests there is a safer way to prevent spread of infections that will have a long term ROI.