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Cyber Risks Will Continue to Grow in 2020
With cybersecurity, one of the biggest patient safety threats is ransomware. Ransomware attacks have become easier to launch, and attackers increasingly are targeting smaller healthcare organizations where cyberdefenses may be less sophisticated and employees less savvy about how to spot threats.
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When Will the Next Emerging Infection Hit?
While infection preventionists get caught up in day-to-day concerns of a multifaceted job, there is always the threat of an emerging infection one plane ride away from virtually anywhere on the globe.
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New Approach Needed to Address Workplace Violence
Workplace violence occurs at rates more than four times higher than in other industries. Patients and family are under stress, and often take it out on the physicians, nurses, and other employees. Any solution must begin with collecting data on how violent incidents occur, including near misses.
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2020 to Bring More Focus on Patient Safety, Technology Solutions
Patient safety will be the primary concern for risk managers in 2020 as government regulators and accrediting bodies continue to raise their expectations in this area for healthcare organizations, several experts predict.
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Routine Drug Prophylaxis in Dentistry Usually Unnecessary, May Cause Patient Harm
With antibiotic stewardship now required in hospitals and increasingly normalized in other healthcare settings, dental offices are something out of an outlier.
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‘No Comment’ Is Never the Right Response
When something has gone wrong and your hospital or health system is under scrutiny, it may seem the simplest response is to say nothing. But that can be a huge mistake, because “no comment” never looks good.
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Crisis Management Requires Action Plan for Quick Deployment
Crisis management after a significant clinical event or other issue can thrust the risk manager into a sink-or-swim situation. A proper response can minimize the negative effect and a poor response can greatly magnify the fallout. Managing such an event requires preparation up front so an action plan can be activated when needed.
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Point Taken: CMS Revisions in Stewardship Regulation
In finalizing a regulation requiring antibiotic stewardship programs in hospitals, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services made several revisions based on comments from the field.
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CMS Finalizes Drug Stewardship Regulation for Hospitals
In a long-anticipated action, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently finalized its 2016 rule requiring antibiotic stewardship programs in hospitals.
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Methods to Improve the IRB/PI Relationship
There are natural conflicts between IRBs and principal investigators, but IRBs can take several steps to improve this crucial relationship. For instance, IRBs should treat everything on a case-by-case basis, depending on the situation, the principal investigator, and the IRB’s policies.