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Newsletter Archives

Past Issues

October 2017 Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • Three efforts that help put patient engagement theory into action
  • Five Questions about "teaming" with Amy Edmondson
  • New online resource helps your practice with safety planning
  • Patients' view of medical error: a new survey
  • Liquid, gel or foam hand sanitizer? Is there any difference?

September 2017 Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • Safety leaders share 6 ways to reduce burnout among providers
  • Lighting up Lowell General with disinfecting technology cuts HAIs
  • Identifying patient safety issues in the ambulatory setting
  • Restoring joy to the workplace will enhance medicine

Summer 2017 Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • For medical graduates, the real safety training starts now
  • In their own words: young doctors discuss patient safety
  • Five Questions with Suzanne Swedeen, RN, MSN
  • Preventing pulmonary infections in children
  • Reducing C. difficile through diligent room cleaning
  • There’s a lot to be said for simplicity in reporting errors

June 2017 Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • When health professionals work as a team, patients reap the safety benefits
  • Five Questions with Dr. Tejal Gandhi
  • South Shore Health System puts an accent on safety
  • Handle EHRs with care
  • Improperly sterilized equipment is ‘a growing problem’

May 2017 Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • Surgical burns remain a key safety concern
  • Helping patients after hospital discharge
  • At Beth Israel, spreading the message of safety one poster at a time
  • Smartphone app helps residents navigate high-risk situations
  • Too many alarms are not just irritating — they’re dangerous
  • A breakdown of the latest select hospital safety grades
  • New prescriptions for reducing medication errors - both human and mechanical

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Featured stories

  • Cost of harm in MA hospitals pegged at $2.14 billion annually (May 2025)
  • Q&A with Bryan Sexton on "bite-sized" well-being interventions (Mar 2025)
  • Annual report focuses on investments in safety (Feb 2025)
  • New CMS rule incentivizes hospitals to attest to safety measures (Summer 2024)

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