Quality & Patient Safety
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Vital Signs report identifying the threats associated with antibiotic resistance (AR) and recommending 鈥渆arly and aggressive action鈥 to prevent resistant pathogens from spreading in health care facilities.
Also in this week鈥檚 roundup: A Georgia medical center uses tech and touch to help NICU patients, and airlines embrace the idea of healthier flying.
Patient Safety Awareness Week is an opportunity for hospitals and health systems to reflect on their patient safety journey and share their progress.
Unplanned hospital readmissions fell by 70,000 for Medicare Part C patients between 2011 and 2015, avoiding more than $1 billion in health care costs.
Use the hashtag #PSAW18 to join the conversation from 12-1 p.m. ET.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will host a March 20-21 workshop in Washington, D.C., on engaging the health care system in building capacity to respond to public health and national security threats.
The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum yesterday presented 2018 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards to a health system, network of children鈥檚 hospitals, and physician at the NQF annual conference in Washington, D.C.
The Food and Drug Administration Friday issued warning letters to all three duodenoscope manufacturers for failing to comply with a 2015 order to conduct postmarket surveillance studies to determine whether health care facilities are able to properly clean and disinfect the devices.
Nancy Agee highlighted the importance of a 鈥渃ulture of caring鈥 and curiosity to 鈥渁 high-quality, highly reliable organization.鈥