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Effective Communication among Healthcare Providers

Tools that simplify and standardize communication practices, as well as serve as reminders, particularly during complex procedures, have … See more

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ECRI’s Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2024

WebECRI recently published our Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2024 Special Report—the annual guide that calls attention to pressing patient safety concerns …

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Supply Chain Disruption in Healthcare

WebSupply chain disruptions and out-of-stock supplies have become the norm. Fortunately, you don't have to continue trying to provide quality healthcare in these conditions. ECRI is …

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Culture of Safety: An Overview

WebIn the simplest of terms, a safety culture is the combination of attitudes and behaviors toward patient safety that are conveyed when entering a health facility. …

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8 Steps to Address Racial Bias in Healthcare

WebFive categories are identified including: Economic stability. Education access and quality. Healthcare access and quality. Neighborhood and built environment. Social …

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Medical Incident Reports Improve Healthcare. How and When to

WebMedical incident reports are essential to improving patient safety and correcting medical errors that could cause harm to future patients. Today's healthcare …

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Healthcare Environmental Manager Training and …

WebThe HEM certification is earned through a 2.5 hour, 100 question, open-book exam. After completing and passing the exam with a 70 or higher, participants can then use the HEM …

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The Burden of Medical Device Alerts and Recalls Key Takeaways

WebIn 2022, the number of ECRI medical device alerts and related recalls kept pace with the prior year; however, reports from providers point to a higher volume of …

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Access to maternal care is a health equity crisis, ECRI …

WebAccess to maternal care is a health equity crisis, ECRI affirms in public comment. March 15, 2024. The U.S. maternal mortality rate is ranked the world’s worst …

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Global Stakeholders Suggest Digital Health …

WebA diverse group of stakeholders—from public health, digital health, and healthcare—identified high-priority digital health issues to address the challenges …

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Supply Chain Shortages Ranked Second Among Top 10 Risks …

WebSupply Chain Shortages Ranked Second Among Top 10 Risks Facing Healthcare Organizations. ECRI’s Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2022 ranks …

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Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2023

WebBehavioral Health Culture of Safety Ethics Infection Control Laws, Regulations, Standards Medication/Drug Safety Occupational Health Quality Assurance/Risk Management …

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National patient safety organization urges action to ensure pulse

WebPulse oximeters are an important tool to assess whether a patient is in respiratory distress due to low oxygen levels, but these devices are less accurate for patients with darker …

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Nutrition and Hydration

WebExecutive Summary. Poor nutritional status is not a normal part of aging and may result in adverse outcomes such as increased risk and delayed healing of pressure injuries, …

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Building a Better Safety-Event-Reporting System—Johns Hopkins …

WebThe Challenge. To design and develop a safety-event-reporting software application that (1) makes it easier for frontline healthcare workers to report safety …

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Event Reporting in Ambulatory Care

WebEvent reporting refers to disclosing patient safety adverse and near-miss events to regulatory, state, and/or accreditation bodies and patient safety organizations …

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Implementation Approaches for Closing the Loop

WebDownload the *Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety’s* resources and approaches for implementing strategies for closing the loop on diagnostic results

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New York Times Looks at "Post-Hospital Syndrome"

WebComplications that arise after hospital discharge, the so-called post-hospital syndrome, may be a major reason behind high rates of hospital readmission among …

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Credentialing, Privileging, Clinical Competence, and Peer …

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The Health Technology Excellence Award: Recognizing Exceptional …

WebThe annual Health Technology Excellence Award competition provides a valuable opportunity for ECRI to recognize some of the outstanding technology …

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Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety: Partnering for

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Woman Thought She Pulled the Plug On Her Dying Brother, But It …

WebA woman is suing a New York hospital after she assented to ending life support on a brain-dead patient that the hospital said was her brother, but turned out to …

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