Patient Safety News
Patient Safety News
CHPSO
Distributed monthly, the CHPSO Patient Safety News provides lessons learned from reviews of patient-safety events and news of patient safety activities. Sign up to receive the Patient Safety News in your email, and be sure to add info@chpso.org to your address book.
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June 2014
CHPSO Patient Safety News
In this issue:
- How Effective is Your Causal Analysis Process?
- Annie’s Story: How a System’s Approach Can Change Safety Culture
- Small Bore Connectors June 2014 Update
- Is Our Hospital Required to Document a PSES?
- Requirements for High Reliability
- PSO Deep Dive™ #4
- The Business Case for Patient Safety
- UPDATED: Syringes and Infusion Lines – Big Changes Ahead
- Post-Operative Risk to Children: Severe Hyponatremia after Hypotonic IV Fluids
- Accelerate Excellence
- California Physician Leadership Program
- Upcoming Events
May 2014
CHPSO Patient Safety News
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April 2014
CHPSO Patient Safety News
In this issue:
- Lessons Learned: Complexity of Care Post-Discharge
- CMS Finalizes PSO Reporting Requirements
- Learning Event: PSO Deep Dive™ Part II
- CHPSO Welcomes New Team Members
- Colorado Hospital Association Partners with CHPSO
- The Role of Leadership in Shaping Culture
- Patient Safety First Regional Meetings in Sacramento and San Francisco
- Infection Viral Video Project
- Learning Event: HQI 2014 Inaugural Annual Meeting
- About CHPSO
- Upcoming Patient Safety Events
March 2014
CHPSO Patient Safety News
In this issue:
- Is the Practice of Floating Staff to Unfamiliar Departments Safe?
- CHPSO’s Event Type Summary
- Patient Safety Awareness Week
- HQI Website Launched
- Managing Clinical Alarm Safety Issues
- Learning Event: Alarming Events
- Learning Event: Syringes and infusion lines – big changes ahead
- Learning Event: PSO Deep Dive™
- Patient Safety First Hospitals to Receive No Cost Training in Surgical Safety and TeamSTEPPS
- Annual Conference
- Hospital Council 2014 Spring Symposium
- Upcoming Patient Safety Events
February 2014
CHPSO Patient Safety News
In this issue:
- Lessons Learned: Creating the CHPSO Database
- Prepare to be Surprised
- Learning Event: A Paradigm Shift from Reaction to Prevention
- Learning Event: SAFER Guides for EHR Safety: What you Need to Know
- Patient Safety Culture
- Career Opportunities at HQI
- Patient Safety Awareness Week
- Learning Event: Alarming Events
- Upcoming Patient Safety Events
January 2014
CHPSO Patient Safety News
In this issue:
- Lessons Learned: An alarming finding
- Global Patient Safety Alerts now available on iOS devices
- Coming Soon: Webinar on new small-bore connectors
- Potential effects of workarounds
- Reminder: CHPSO / ECRI portal now includes health IT reporting
- No CHPSO member call in January
- Event: Getting to the Root Cause – It’s Not About the Form
- Event: Practical Application of Process Improvement Tools in the OR
- Upcoming Patient Safety Events