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Driving safety for older adults

The Stitch

The post Driving safety for older adults appeared first on Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network. Angela Catic provides safe driving tips for older adults and details how to know when to stop.

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Neurosurgery: Critical Resident Education in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Neurosurgery

There is nothing more important to a neurosurgeon than patient safety. For decades, medicine and neurosurgery addressed quality improvement and patient safety (QIPS) but not in a focused, scientific way. Early work with CLER led to another program, the Program Directors Patient safety and Quality improvement (PDPQ) program.

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Unveiling ECRI’s 2024 Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns list

OR Manager

From integrating new technology to navigating shifts in care delivery and mitigating burnout, the most pressing challenges for healthcare organizations tend to be multifaceted problems that demand multifaceted More » The post Unveiling ECRI’s 2024 Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns list appeared first on OR Manager.

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Improving MRI Safety for Patients and Staff: Tobias Gilk

LeanBlog

He is an architect by training, but has spent 20+ years focusing on MRI safety… initially through the architecture and planning of MRI facilities, but quickly growing into the technology, clinical practice, regulation, and economics of MRI safety.

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Ensuring Safety: Fume Hood Installation Best Practices Checklist

CME Corp

Proper installation of laboratory fume hoods is necessary to ensuring the safety and efficiency of laboratory operations as well as compliance with standards and regulations. Fume hoods play a vital role in protecting laboratory personnel from exposure to hazardous substances.

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Sterile Processing and the Operating Room: Why Patient Safety Can't Be Rushed

Incision

The symbiotic relationship between the OR and the SPD is critical both for patient safety and staff well-being. This article works as a guide to understanding why sterile processing can't be rushed and why it takes time to ensure the utmost patient safety in surgical care. Let's embrace the 4.5 We’re listening!

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Promoting A Culture of Patient Safety

Specialty Surgical Center

The culture of patient safety is strong at Specialty Surgical Center in Sparta, New Jersey, and we continue to work diligently at improving our already strong program. There are several onsite and national programs that Specialty Surgical Center is involved in that set them above other surgical centers in the aspect of patient safety.

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