Insights & News in Healthcare Safety
Service and Support Animals: What Policy Is Right for Your Organization?
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), individuals with disabilities must be allowed to be accompanied by their service animals in all areas of a place of public accommodation. ADA...
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Could Natural Language Processing Help Close Gaps in Infection Prevention and Patient Safety Events?
Natural language processing (NLP) is an increasingly ubiquitous form of artificial intelligence (AI). Best described as where computer science meets linguistics, it uses computational linguistics a...
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How To: Safe Administration of Vaccines
Vaccinations are an important tool for building immunity to prevent illness, disability, and death resulting from infectious diseases. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Preve...
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Candida Auris Cases Are on the Rise. How Can Infection Prevention Respond?
Candida auris (C. auris)—an emerging fungus considered an urgent antimicrobial resistance (AR) threat—is on the rise in the United States. According to Centers for Disease Control and Preve...
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Hand Hygiene: Fundamentals to Prevent HAIs
Proper hand hygiene by healthcare workers is considered to be one of the most important practices for preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) (CDC "Guideline for Hand Hygiene"). ...
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Building Effective Policies for Comorbidity Management
Policies for managing comorbidities, as well as multimorbidity and multiple chronic conditions, vary based on the medical conditions involved; therefore, developing a uniform policy is not nece...
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10 Ways to Prevent Falls in Assisted Living Facilities
September 18 -22, 2023, marks Falls Prevention Awareness Week in the United States. Despite widespread fall prevention programs, fall incidence rates are on the rise in the United States, with an a...
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10 Steps to Preventing Patient Elopement
Patient elopement is when individuals leave an area they are expected to stay within, for their safety. Elopement from a healthcare facility can have devastating consequences for a patient, includi...
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How To: Providing Obstetrical Services When Understaffed
In recent years, more OB units in rural areas have experienced closures and maternity care deserts have grown. In response, many rural healthcare organizations are exploring creative approaches in ...
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