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Creating a Culture of Healthcare Worker Safety: A Strategic Imperative
Healthcare workers are at higher risk for workplace injury and illness compared to those working in construction, manufacturing, or transportation sectors.
Addressing Challenges in Near Miss Reporting: Key Takeaways from QUASR’s Survey at APHM Conference 2023
Near miss reporting plays a crucial role in ensuring patient safety within healthcare settings. It allows healthcare professionals to identify
Medication Errors: Strategies to Identify Causes & Improve Prevention Efforts
Unsafe medication practices and medication errors are one of the leading causes of injury and preventable harm in healthcare systems across the world.
The importance of near miss reporting in healthcare
Near miss reporting is crucial in improving patient safety and preventing harm. It helps in early detection of potential risks and hazards, improves safety culture and awareness, and promotes transparency and accountability.
Engaging Patients for Patient Safety
Patient engagement is increasingly recognized as an integral part of healthcare and a critical component of safe people-centered services.
Strategies For Promoting Medication Safety in Transitions of Care
Transitions of care is the patient’s movement from one hospital to another or home during which there is greater chance of medication errors.
Strategies to Improve Medication Safety and Reduce Harm in Polypharmacy
Medicines can provide many benefits in treating and preventing health problems. However, at times polypharmacy can be inappropriate. For example, people may still be taking medicines that are not working or no longer needed.