Category: CATcf1_PI

  • RTN1411_B1_New Patient Safety Systems Chapter

      Recommended Readings, Tips & Pearls *PR: Patient Safety Systems: New Accreditation Manual Chapter for Hospitals[®] [REF:2015, CJCP, GB, JCSC, LDR, PI] Perspectives, November 2014, Vol 34, #11, Pg 1 JCp1411_B1 As announced in the September issue of The Source, Patient Safety Systems (PS) is a new chapter, but it does not contain any new…

  • RTN1410_B1_Sentinel Event Statistics 2014a

      Recommended Readings, Tips & Pearls *PR:  Sentinel Event Statistics for First Half of 2014[®] [REF:LDR, PI, RN] Perspectives, July 2014, Vol 34, #10, Pg 11 JCp1410_B1 The top 10 most frequently reported events include:  #2: Other Unanticipated events (e.g., choking, found unresponsive) – [#6 for all 2013]  #3: Falls (that result in death or…

  • RTN1410_B5_PM Toolbox: Displaying Data for Effective Analysis

    *TS:  Benchmark: Performance Measurement Toolbox: Displaying Data for Effective Analysis[®] [REF: JCSC, PI] The Source, October 2014, Vol 12, #10, Pg 16 JCp1410_B5 This article describes itself as being “a primer for selecting and using data display tools for effective analysis”.  As such, it mentions 7 statistical process control tools and only provides a general…