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National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety (IHI) 

Briggs Healthcare

In May 2022, the National Steering Committee for Patient Safety (NSC) issued the Declaration to Advance Patient Safety to urge health care leaders across the continuum of care to recommit to advancing patient and workforce safety. National Action Plan: 17 Recommendations to Advance Patient Safety.

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Sentinel Events & Patient Safety: The Disturbing Data, Part I

Readiness Rounds

Therefore, these data are not an epidemiologic data set and no conclusions should be drawn about the actual relative frequency of events or trends in events over time.” ( The Joint Commission, 2016 ) This disclaimer is cause for me to ask what the real numbers are and really how many patients are at risk annually in our nation’s hospitals?

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National Patient Safety Awareness Week: March 13 – 19, 2022

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Patient Safety Awareness Week is an annual recognition event intended to encourage everyone to learn more about health care safety. At IHI, we believe patient safety needs to be addressed within a public health framework.

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Health System Adopts Thermal Printing, Builds on Reputation for Technological Excellence 

PDC Healthcare

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare Improves Patient Safety by Switching to Thermal Wristband and Label Printing Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, an integrated healthcare delivery system in South Carolina, is building on its reputation for technological excellence with the recent adoption of thermal print patient identification technology.

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Uncovering the Hidden Cybersecurity Risk: Implanted Medical Devices

HIT Consultant

Implanted Cybersecurity Risks Medical devices from pacemakers to insulin pumps, cochlear implants, glucose meters, nerve stimulators and more have revolutionized healthcare, improving quality of life and outcomes for millions of people. These include unchanged default passwords, unpatched firmware, and web-facing misconfigurations.

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AMA, Brigham and Women's, Joint Commission target equity, quality & safety

Healthcare It News

health systems approach their quality improvement and patient safety practices with health equity top of mind. The participating providers will learn strategies for identifying and addressing root causes of inequities with integrated approaches to quality, safety and operations. WHY IT MATTERS.

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MIPS 2024: Approved and Unapproved Policies in the Final Rule

p3care

Now, it’s truly the clinicians’ responsibility to take part in the healthcare improvement battle with full spirit. The clinicians need to be extra vigilant this time, as we notice that CMS is in full form. In CY 2024, it has already set the performance criteria and scoring standards.