Patients want timelier, smoother transition from hospital to home: study
Project leaders target reducing unnecessary time spent in hospital
Wednesday July 23, 2008
Many patients in Ontario spend too much time hospitalized while waiting for the supports necessary to return home or to another residential setting. Full Story |
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New facility allows PRHC to improve its patient and staff safety practices
Hospital experiences decrease in number of C. diff cases since the move
Friday July 18, 2008
Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) is taking advantage of its move to a brand new 715,000-sq-foot facility by re-examining and improving its patient and staff safety practices, including increased efforts to manage the number of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) cases.
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OHA continues to support hospitals through C. difficile management, reporting
Monday July 14, 2008
The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care are continuing efforts to support hospitals through the prevention and control of C. difficile and upcoming new reporting requirements. Full Story |
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Wound care program helps reduce number of pressure ulcers at NYGH
Rate of pressure ulcers in patients drops 7.5 per cent in six months
Wednesday July 9, 2008
Six months after implementing a skin and wound care program, North York General Hospital (NYGH) is seeing a rapid decrease in the occurrence of pressure ulcers in patients at the north Toronto hospital. Full Story |
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Structured communications tool improves teamwork and patient safety
Toronto Rehab staff use SBAR tool to structure communications when dealing with sensitive issues
Monday July 21, 2008
The Situation Background Assessment Recommendation (SBAR) tool is helping clinicians and non-clinicians at Toronto Rehab enhance the effectiveness of teamwork and communications to improve patient safety, says Carol Fancott, an advanced practice leader in patient safety. Full Story
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Popular patient safety course returns for a second engagement
Course teaches how to develop and implement organizational patient safety programs
Wednesday July 16, 2008
Following a successful run in 2007, the Canadian Patient Safety Officer Course is returning to Toronto this fall. Full Story
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Safety encompasses many factors in area of mental health: professional
Peterborough hospital working on best practices for emerg, in-patient units
Friday July 11, 2008
Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) is developing best practices to improve patient and staff safety related to mental health issues in its emergency department and in-patient units.
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HIROC’s RMSAM™ included in CCHSA’s new accreditation program
The Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA) and Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada (HIROC) are pleased to announce the inclusion of references to HIROC’s Risk Management Self-Appraisal Modules (RMSAM™) within CCHSA’s new accreditation program, “Qmentum”. Full Release |
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