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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…
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RTN1504_B2_2014 Sentinel Event Statistics
• PR: Sentinel Event Statistics for 2014 (PDF/QV) [REF: JCSC, LDR, PI] Perspectives April 2015, Vol 35, #4, Pg 9 JCp1504_B2 It is significant to note that Falls (#2), Suicide (#3), Delay in Treatment (#4), Criminal Events such as assault/rape/homicide (#5) and Medication Errors (#10) continue in the Top 10 listing as they have for many…
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RTN1504_B3_Human Factor Analysis
*TS: Human Factors Analysis in Patient Safety Systems (PDF/QV) [REF: AOM, LDR, PI] The Source, April 2015, Vol 13, #4, Pg 1 JCs1504_B3 According to statistics reported in this month’s Perspectives, ‘Human Factors’ are the #1, most frequently identified root cause of Sentinel Events reported to the Joint Commission (see Article 1504B2). This article makes it…