What is a Specimen Error?
A Specimen Error is any defect that occurs during the entire testing process, from ordering tests to reporting results, and in any way influences the quality/safety of[...]
Specimen Study Helps 15 Hospitals Make Critical Process Changes to Prevent Errors
22 minute read | Feb 10, 2020What is Data Abstraction Inter Rater Reliability (IRR)?
Inter-rater reliability (IRR) is the process by which we determine how reliable a Core Measures or Registry abstractor's data entry is.[...]
Inter-Rater Reliability: What It Is, How to Do It, and Why Your Hospital’s Bottom Line Is ...
7 minute read | Aug 26, 2019A key indicator in the emergence of a strong reporting culture is the move away from a paper or homegrown event reporting tool to a more robust electronic system that supports real-time reporting,[...]
7 Discoveries Risk Managers Make After Switching to Electronic Event Reporting
4 minute read | Jul 30, 2019What is a Near Miss or Good Catch?
A Near Miss or Good Catch is a patient safety event that did not reach the patient while an incident is an event that reached the patient, regardless of harm.
How 45 Hospitals Increased Near Miss Reports by 47% with a Good Catch Program
7 minute read | Jul 24, 2019What is Patient Safety Event Reporting?
Patient Safety Event Reporting, also commonly referred to as incident reporting or occurrence reporting, is the system and process in which frontline[...]
Patient Safety Analysis: "Other" Events Reveal 3X Higher Mortality Rate, Among Key Finding...
14 minute read | Jun 10, 2019The Joint Commission (TJC) released advisory information to clarify its National Patient Safety Goal about suicide risk reduction, according to Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare. The new and[...]
Joint Commission Clarifies NPSG Requirements for Suicide Risk Assessment
3 minute read | May 22, 2019The Joint Commission has announced revisions to its National Patient Safety Goal for anticoagulant therapy on eight elements of performance, according to Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare.
Joint Commission Updates Anticoagulant National Patient Safety Goal
3 minute read | Jan 18, 2019Many hospitals leading in healthcare quality have begun outsourcing data abstraction of Registries and Core Measures. But why? What are the benefits of outsourcing data abstraction when your[...]
Top 3 Reasons Why Quality-Leading Hospitals Outsource Data Abstraction
3 minute read | Dec 27, 2018Following on the heels of the successful statewide Good Catch Campaign in 2017, American Data Network Patient Safety Organization (ADNPSO) is launching a year-long specimen event study across 15[...]
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