The Joint Commission yesterday issued a sentinel event alert highlighting the link between healthcare worker fatigue from long hours and adverse events. The alert summarizes a number of studies on ...
The Joint Commission has released Issue 53 of its Sentinel Event Alerts on following the International Organization for Standardization’s tubing connector standards. The first standard has been ...
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Climate change has exponentially increased the number of weather and climate-related disasters since 1980. The United States has ...
The Joint Commission has issued a sentinel event alert focused on hospitals’ safe use of opioids. Opioid analgesics rank among the drugs most frequently associated with adverse drug events. Opioids ...
The Joint Commission has issued a new Sentinel Event Alert (pdf) urging organizations to pay greater attention to preventing healthcare worker fatigue. The Joint Commission reported in 2007 that ...