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Developing an Effective Root Cause Analysis in Healthcare

How can healthcare organizations develop an effective root cause analysis in healthcare? Read on to learn how your organization can improve outcomes...

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Fall Prevention for Elderly Living Communities

Fall prevention for elderly is crucial, as falls in older adults are the third leading cause of chronic disability, and a recent study published by...

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6 Benefits of Incident Reporting in Healthcare

Incident reporting is an essential responsibility of healthcare organizations to improve patient safety and quality care today. When done well,...

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A Collaborative Approach: Quality and Risk Management Healthcare

With rapidly evolving patient needs, growing regulatory requirements, and new technological advances, it is now increasingly important for quality...

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What is a Just Culture in Healthcare?

First used in healthcare in a 2001 report by David Marx, the definition of just culture is a system of shared accountability in which organizations...

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How to Improve Patient Safety with a Good Catch Program

A good catch program is an action-oriented program that uses incentives to encourage an increase in near miss reporting. By implementing a good catch...

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Improving Patient Safety: How to Tackle Inaccurate Medication Lists

Medication errors can have serious consequences for patients, including hospitalizations, longer stays, and even death. One common cause of...

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5 Examples of Good Catches in Healthcare & How to Implement a Near Miss Campaign

Learn how to recognize common examples of good catches in healthcare that prevent harm before it reaches the patient.

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Tackling the Challenge of Hand Hygiene and Infection Control

The Center for Disease Control estimates that on any given day, 1 in 31 hospital patients has an HAI or healthcare-associated infection.1 Up to 70...

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Medication Errors: Why We Must Look Beyond the “Five Rights”

Medication errors are a widespread concern in healthcare, and they can have severe consequences for patients. The five rights of medication...

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