January 20, 2021
ISMP’s Safe Practices for Preventing COVID-19 Vaccine Error
ISMP advises healthcare providers to adopt safe practices to help prevent adverse events associated with distribution and administration of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Tag: patient safety
January 20, 2021
ISMP advises healthcare providers to adopt safe practices to help prevent adverse events associated with distribution and administration of the COVID-19 vaccine.
January 20, 2021
MLMIC encourages policyholders to review these important Risk Management Checklists on patient safety, including guidance on managing medical equipment and caring for patients of size.
January 13, 2021
Under new federal regulation, COVID-19 immunizations can now be administered to everyone older than 65 and to adults with comorbidities that classify them as at-risk for severe infection.
December 30, 2020
Experts say temperature screenings taken with non-contact infrared thermometers may be largely ineffective for curbing the spread of COVID-19 because the instrument is influenced by numerous variables.
December 23, 2020
A new study published by JAMA Network Open says displaying patient photographs in EHRs can reduce wrong-patient order entry errors.
December 15, 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cautions that patients can be injured if wearing face masks with metal features or coating during an MRI exam.
December 1, 2020
The Joint Commission’s seven patient safety goals it says should be the prioritized by hospitals in the coming year.
November 24, 2020
MLMIC’s insured neurosurgeons are encouraged to review resources that will provide an understanding of the unique risks associated with the specialty and reduce the likelihood of exposure to medical professional liability.
November 20, 2020
MLMIC encourages policyholders to review these important Risk Management Checklists on opioid management, including guidance on managing patients with chronic pain and managing drug seeking patients.
November 17, 2020
Physicians can now turn to new guidance when advising diabetic patients on how to use modern glucose monitoring devices to exercise safely.