Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert: Preventing Maternal Death (Jan 26, 2010)
Pre-existing medical conditions such as high blood pressure are putting women at greater risk for death during or shortly after pregnancy, according to Sentinel Event Alert 44 issued by the Joint Commission. The Alert comes as federal and ...(click title to continue)

10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals (Jan 25, 2010)
A revised tipsheet issued by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provides 10 evidence-based tips and tools to prevent adverse events from occurring in hospitals. New additions include resources for reducing hospital readmissions...(click title to continue)

AHA Accepting Applications for the 2010-2011 AHA-NPSF Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship (Jan 13, 2010)
Space is available for the AHA-NPSF Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship, co-sponsored by AHA and the National Patient Safety Foundation. The Fellowship is a year-long learning experience for up and coming clinical and administrative leaders dedicated to improving quality and patient safety. Through a dynamic, highly participatory learning community, fellows gain new skills, tools, and leadership capacity to engage clinicians and senior leaders in creating cultures of safety and highly reliable care.

Joint Commission 2010 National Patient Safety Goals (Jan 1, 2010)
In order to evaluate the safety and the quality of care provided at our accredited health care organizations, each year the Joint Commission establishes National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs).

New Quality and Safety ListServ Established (Sep 23, 2009)
The College's Department of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement has established a Quality & Safety ListServ to serve as a communication vehicle on patient safety and quality improvement. The ListServ will provide a forum to share ideas and be...(click title to continue)

Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert: Effective Leadership Critical to Preventing Medical Errors (Aug 27, 2009)
A new Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert issued on August 27, 2009, urges health care leaders to step up efforts to prevent errors by taking the zero-defect approach used in other high-risk industries such as aviation and nuclear energy.

Keep Updated with CDC Guidance for Swine Flu (Jul 23, 2009)
Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including specific treatment and chemoprophylaxis for swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infections for pregnant women and infants, are available on the CDC website.

Patient Safety Organizations Fast Facts (Apr 15, 2009)
Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) are designed to improve patient safety and quality by encouraging health care providers to voluntarily submit adverse event and other clinical information for analysis.  Such information is intended to help h...(click title to continue)

Joint Commission Guide on Hand Hygiene Compliance (Apr 14, 2009)
The Joint Commission Issues Guide on Hand Hygiene Compliance   To help health care organizations target their efforts in measuring hand hygiene performance, The Joint Commission is releasing "Measuring Hand Hygiene Adherence: Overcoming t...(click title to continue)