The National Quality Forum, with support from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, has identified 30 safe practices that can reduce or prevent adverse events and medical errors. 1. Create a ...

The National Quality Forum (NQF) has released its fourth updated edition of its Safe Practices for Better Healthcare manual. The 34 endorsed safety practices included in the manual—ranging from ...

Safe work practices can reduce the numbers of injuries on the job while lowering liability-related costs. Before instituting a safety program, evaluate current procedures and protocols to determine ...

Compliance with the guidelines of the National Advisory Group on Standards and Practice Guidelines for Parenteral Nutrition (NAG) was studied. A questionnaire based on the NAG guidelines was developed ...

When it comes to employee recognition programs, none are more important or impactful as well-designed, properly executed employee safety programs. The safety and health of employees should be an ...

The Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety, an ECRI Institute collaborative, announced at HIMSS17 its second set of Safe Practice Recommendations aimed at reducing patient misidentification. The ...

Ambulatory surgery centers have made significant strides over the past several years in improving their infection prevention efforts, says Phenelle Segal, RN CIC, president of Infection Control ...

Tens of millions of Americans undergo surgery each year. They expect their surgeon to be in the operating room for the entire procedure. That’s not always the case — the surgeon may have two ...

Industrial manufacturing environments have inherent risks that require vigilant machine safety measures to ensure personnel safety while protecting businesses from potential insurance increases or ...

Sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, include both sexually transmitted diseases, known as STDs, and the many infections that don’t progress to disease. STIs are caused by more than 30 different ...

For about 3,400 American families each year, the joy of a new baby in the home is cut short by sudden unexpected infant death (SUID). Some of these tragic incidents are attributed to sudden infant ...

Compiled by an international research group, the best practices were collected from all available guidelines published by national agencies, regulatory bodies, and trade associations. According to ...