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RTN1505_B1_Sentinel Event Alert 54
Recommended Readings, Tips & Pearls *PR: New Alert Discusses Safe Use of Health Information Technology (PDF/QV) [REF: AOM, IM/IT, LDR, PI, 2015] Perspectives, May 2015, Vol 35, #5, Pg 1 JCp1505_B1 Although only 120 (3.6%) of 3375 reported sentinel events over the last 3 years were attributable to IT factors, Sentinel Event Alert 54: Safe use…
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RTN1505_B3_Patient Safety Systems Chapter
*TS: CJCP: Certified Joint Commission Professional Focus on the ‘Patient Safety Systems’ Chapter (PDF/QV) [REF: CJCP, JCSC, LDR] The Source, May 2015, Vol 13, #5, Pg 9 JCs1505_B3 “The PS chapter is intended to help inform and educate hospitals about the importance and structure of an integrated patient safety system. Although this chapter does not…
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RTN1504_B1_2014 Top Standards Compliance Issues
Recommended Readings, Tips & Pearls *PR: Top Standards Compliance Issues for 2014 (PDF/QV) [REF:IC, JCSC, PI, LDR] Perspectives, April 2015, Vol 35, #4, Pg 1 JCp1504_B1 Although there were some shifts in ranking, there were no new standards entering the rankings for hospitals. Nine of the Top 10 standards for BHC were also in this ranking…