Patient Safety Pulse: Study Finds Hospitals Lagging in Infection Control

Source: Joint Commission Perspectives on Patient Safety, Volume 7, Number 11, November 2007 , pp. 2-2(1)

Publisher: Joint Commission Resources

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Abstract:

Nearly 87 percent of hospitals are not following all infection prevention guidelines, according to the results of a 1,256 hospital survey recently conducted by the Washington, D.C.-based Leapfrog Group for Patient Safety.

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2007-11-01

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The Joint Commission Perspectives on Patient Safety gives readers how to information on analyzing and preventing errors in patient care. While this newsletter emphasizes prevention (a proactive approach), it also addresses the real-world issues of reacting to adverse events.
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