Insights & News in Healthcare Safety
Advancing Safe and Equitable Healthcare: The New Patient Safety Structural Measure by CMS
On July 31, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a significant update to the hospital quality reporting program with the finalization of the Patient Safety Structu...
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Five Key Takeaways on Video-Based Patient Monitoring for Preventing Falls
ECRI named ongoing challenges related to patient falls as one of its 2024 Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns because falls continue to be the number one sentinel event reported to the Joint Commission ...
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Navigating the Evolving Landscape in Healthcare Value Analysis: Strategies for Success
The role of Value Analysis in Healthcare is pivotal as the industry faces constant change and transformation. Due to the nature of this complex specialty, it is necessary to illustrate and define a...
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Navigating the Complexities of Dementia Diagnosis: The Path to Diagnostic Excellence
Understanding the diagnosis of dementia is essential for medical professionals, patients, and caregivers. Unlike many medical conditions that are diagnosed through straightforward testing, diagnosi...
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How American Emergency Departments Are Missing Older Adult Abuse
A recent report in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society (JAGS) suggests that emergency departments (EDs) have opportunities to improve how they identify cases of older adult abuse and how ...
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Introducing SALUTE: Ensuring Equitable Healthcare for Veterans
Designing a healthcare delivery system that ensures equitable care for all patients is crucial for achieving total systems safety. This includes building partnerships among patients, families, and ...
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What Hospitals Need to Know: Using Water During Processing of Medical Devices
Every day, hospitals’ central sterile processing teams rely on water as they clean and sterilize a variety of medical devices. In this blog, ECRI outlines general considerations to support safe and...
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Using Evidence to Facilitate Physician-Patient Conversations about GLP-1 RAs
Glucagon-like peptide receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) now available to promote weight loss—Wegovy (semaglutide), Zepbound (tirzepatide), and Saxenda (liraglutide)—could potentially make much needed g...
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ECRI’s Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2024
ECRI recently published our Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2024 Special Report—the annual guide that calls attention to pressing patient safety concerns facing the healthcare industry. For thi...
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