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2015 John Q. Sherman Award Winner

Encore Presentation: Patient Identification Is Step One in Building a Culture of Safety

by Anna E. Gaeta and Denise McPartland • January 26, 2017 • 0 Comments

Editor’s note: For its patient identification improvement project, North Shore LIJ Health System (now Northwell Health) was awarded the 2015 John Q. Sherman Award for Excellence in Patient Engagement. You can read further details about the program in their award submission. Nominate today for the 2017 Sherman Award! It’s amazing that patient identification has remained […]

2015 John Q. Sherman Award Winner

Patient Identification: Step One in Building a Culture of Safety

by Anna E. Gaeta and Denise McPartland • May 7, 2015 • One Comment

It’s amazing that patient identification has remained the No. 1 active Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) for more than 10 years without garnering a significant amount of national attention or debate. The result is only modest pockets of improvement in reducing harm related to this critical patient safety issue. Organizations must address many […]