QPS Newsletters

The Quality and Patient Safety Division Newsletter, FIRST Do No Harm, is a vehicle for sharing quality and patient safety initiatives of Massachusetts healthcare facilities and the work of the Quality and Patient Safety Division and Committee. Publication of this Newsletter does not constitute an endorsement by the Board of any studies or practices described in the Newsletters and none should be inferred.

2013

  • April 2013 pdf format of April 2013 doc format of April 2013

    • Jim Conway Leadership/Preoccupation with Failure”

    • North Shore Medical Center- Accurate Weights in CHF Patients
    • UMass Medical Center–RCA Process
    • “Lessons Learned” and SQR Examples
  • March 2013 pdf format of March 2013 doc format of March 2013
    This issue includes The Four Habits Series:
    • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Winchester Hosptial - Eliminating Preventable Harm

2012

  • December 2012 pdf format of December 2012 doc format of December 2012
    This issue includes Handoff Communication Tools.
    • Boston Children’s Hospital I-PASS
    • Southcoast-EMS Transport Handoffs
    • Hallmark-Nursing Bedside Handoffs
    • BWH Faulkner-Standardizing Handoffs
    • QPS Notes & Updates
  • September 2012 pdf format of September 2012 doc format of September 2012
    This issue includes New England Baptist Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center descriptions of their processes to Prevent Wrong Level Spine Surgery. 
  • August 2012 pdf format of August 2012 doc format of August 2012
    This issue includes:
    • St. Vincent Hospital's ICU Early Ambulation Program
    • Emerson Hospital Reduces HAIs
    • Creating a Culture of Respect - Interview with Lucian Leape, MD
    • ASC Update
    • QPSD Notes & Updates
  • July 2012 pdf format of July 2012 doc format of July 2012
    This issue includes The Four Habits Series:
    • Baystate Franklin & Northern Region “Service Excellence”
    • Boston Medical Center “Exceptional Care without Exception”
  • April 2012 pdf format of April 2012 QPS doc format of April 2012 QPS
    This issue includes:
    • Boston Medical Center's Emergency Airway Response Team
    • Sturdy Hospital End of Life Planning
    • ASC Update
    • QPSD Update
    • SQR Corner-Spiral Endoscopy
  • March 2012 pdf format of March 2012 doc format of March 2012
    This issue includes Massachusetts General Hospital Case Study: Physiological Alarm Monitoring.

2011

2010

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