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2010
- Latest issue of Briefings on Patient Safety available through Patient Safety Monitor, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, March 3, 2010
- From the Patient Safety Monitor Blog: Announcing a new Blog contest!, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, March 3, 2010
- Study: Trained interpreters improve communication between patients and providers, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, March 3, 2010
- Some caregivers considering radiation levels before requesting CTs, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, March 3, 2010
- Need to reach patient safety professionals? We can help., Patient Safety Monitor Alert, March 3, 2010
- Editor’s Pick of the Week: National Patient Safety Goals Calculator, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, March 3, 2010
- Patient Safety Monitor keeps users updated on regulations, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, February 24, 2010
- From the Patient Safety Monitor Blog: Announcing a new Blog contest!, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, February 24, 2010
- Study: Sepsis, pneumonia responsible for the HAIs that killed 48,000 patients, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, February 24, 2010
- California doctors suing state to ensure nurses have supervision when administering anesthesia, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, February 24, 2010
- Editor’s Pick of the Week: Prevent Pressure Ulcers Webcast, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, February 24, 2010
- Improving Our Forecasting: Smooth It and Scale It!, Patient Safety Quality Monthly, February 20, 2010
- Take advantage of Patient Safety Monitor’s Talk Group, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, February 17, 2010
- From the Patient Safety Monitor Blog: Field review of revised medication reconciliation NPSG postponed, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, February 17, 2010
- Patient characteristics, type of procedure may influence chance of "never event" occurring after surgery, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, February 17, 2010
- New technology uses plasma to disinfect hands, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, February 17, 2010
- Editor’s Pick of the Week: Occurrence Reporting Webcast, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, February 17, 2010
- Check out the tools library on Patient Safety Monitor!, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, February 10, 2010
- From the Patient Safety Monitor Blog: QUEST, now in second year, aims to improve healthcare, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, February 10, 2010
- FDA launches initiative to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from medical imaging, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, February 10, 2010
- Nutrition group launches campaign to improve enteral nutrition, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, February 10, 2010
- Editor’s Pick of the Week: Lean-Six Sigma audio conference, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, February 10, 2010
- Latest issue of Briefings on Patient Safety available through Patient Safety Monitor, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, February 3, 2010
- From the Patient Safety Monitor Blog: GAO says not enough information yet about PSO system to assess progress, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, February 3, 2010
- New risk calculator estimates chance of surgical complications, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, February 3, 2010
- Why don’t most physicians apologize for making mistakes?, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, February 3, 2010
- Editor’s Pick of the Week: Effective Process Management book, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, February 3, 2010
- Patient Safety Monitor keeps users updated on regulations, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, January 27, 2010
- From the Patient Safety Monitor Blog: Joint Commission issues latest Sentinel Event Alert on preventing maternal death, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, January 27, 2010
- HealthGrades releases annual study, shows top hospitals are improving faster, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, January 27, 2010
- HRET releases guide to help hospital leaders prevent readmissions, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, January 27, 2010
- Editor’s Pick of the Week: Occurence Reporting Webcast, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, January 27, 2010
- Building Your List of Data, Patient Safety Quality Monthly, January 22, 2010
- Take advantage of Patient Safety Monitor’s Talk Group, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, January 20, 2010
- From the Patient Safety Monitor Blog: Patient safety group asks congress to include device identification system in health reform bill, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, January 20, 2010
- Economic downturn may be weakening medication safety, patient safety, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, January 20, 2010
- Using root cause analysis to improve patient safety, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, January 20, 2010
- Editor’s Pick of the Week: j-mail survey prep tool, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, January 20, 2010
- Check out the tools library on Patient Safety Monitor!, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, January 13, 2010
- From the Patient Safety Monitor Blog: OIG says adverse event reporting systems vary by state, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, January 13, 2010
- Researchers discover way to cut rate of Staphylococcus aureus, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, January 13, 2010
- California hospitals report an increase in adverse events, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, January 13, 2010
- Editor’s Pick of the Week: Occurrence Reporting Webcast, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, January 13, 2010
- Editor’s Pick of the Week: Performance Improvement Basics, 2nd edition, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, January 6, 2010
- Hospital utilizes lean principles to improve work flow, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, January 6, 2010
- Study: Cultural competency training has little effect on outcomes for diabetes patients, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, January 6, 2010
- From the PSM blog: Governmental agencies release electronic health records standards, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, January 6, 2010
- Latest issue of Briefings on Patient Safety available through Patient Safety Monitor, Patient Safety Monitor Alert, January 6, 2010
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