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Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety to Launch CPPS Credential Exam During Patient Safety Awareness Week
February 7th, 2012 by pmctiernan
Boston, Mass. (February 7, 2012) – The Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety (CBPPS) today announced the official launch date for the highly-anticipated Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) exam. This credentialing process is designed to establish patient safety competency standards and elevate the professional stature of health care professionals who meet knowledge requirements [...]
Patient-Centered Care Model Demands Better Physician-Patient Communication
February 3rd, 2012 by pmctiernan
From Journal of the American Medical Association Physicians need excellent communication skills and appropriate tools for facilitating communication to more effectively incorporate patient preferences into care. Read the full text article >>
ASPPS at One Year
January 9th, 2012 by kpinsky
Who is responsible for patient safety in your organization? The obvious answer may be the chief patient safety officer or the director of quality and safety. But that’s only partly right. Patient safety has grown to become a distinct discipline involving practitioners from diverse areas of the health care spectrum who work under engaged [...]
Report Finds Most Errors at Hospitals Go Unreported
January 6th, 2012 by kpinsky
The New York Times, January 6, 2012. WASHINGTON — Hospital employees recognize and report only one out of seven errors, accidents and other events that harm Medicare patients while they are hospitalized, federal investigators say in a new report. Yet even after hospitals investigate preventable injuries and infections that have been reported, they rarely change their [...]
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