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		<title>Tips for a Successful Survey on Patient Safety Culture</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture is an invaluable diagnostic tool that allows you to look beyond the physical impression of your facility’s culture.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mocps.org/2012/02/02/hospital-survey-on-patient-safety-culture/</link>
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		<title>Ozarks Medical Center and MOCPS Receive National Accolades for CUSP Initiatives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The topic of the presentation was “Coordinating Multiple Quality Improvement Initiatives,” in which MOCPS showcased its People, Priorities &#038; Learning Together (PPLT) initiative, and OMC showcased its successes in implementing the programs offered in the PPLT initiative. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mocps.org/2012/02/01/ozarks-medical-center/</link>
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		<title>ASHRM Webinar – Have a Heart: Caring for our Own</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This webinar will provide insights into the second victim experience, interventions for supporting colleagues in distress and lessons learned from the University of Missouri Health Care’s peer support network.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mocps.org/2012/01/25/susan-scott/</link>
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		<title>Comments on ‘How doctors can reduce medical errors, lawsuits’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How doctors can reduce medical errors, lawsuits]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mocps.org/2012/01/23/kevin-pho-medical-errors/</link>
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		<title>Primaris Taps the MOCPS to Lead CUSP Training Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Primaris has tapped the MOCPS to lead a new series of CUSP training for seven hospitals. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mocps.org/2012/01/19/mocps-primaris-training/</link>
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		<title>What new technologies should you be watching this year?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[See ECRI Institute’s 2012 C-Suite Watch List for our Top Picks. CT radiation reduction technologies, proton beam therapy, heart valve implants, personalized cancer vaccines, cardiac developments, and much more made ECRI Institute’sTop 10 C-Suite Watch List: Hospital Technology Issues for 2012. “The price tag for these technologies is going up…and hospitals need to be very &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mocps.org/2012/01/09/ecri-watch-list/</link>
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		<title>The Q4 Issue of the Forum Newsletter is Now Online</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the ASHRM's Forum newsletter from Q4, 2011.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mocps.org/2012/01/03/ashrm-forum-newsletter/</link>
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		<title>Joint Commission Releases New Sentinel Event Alert on Long Work Hours</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Joint Commission is warning hospitals about the potential dangers of extended hours and excessive workloads in a new Sentinel Event Alert. The alert contains documented links between healthcare worker fatigue and adverse events, as well as lower productivity. Sleep deprivation or lack of quality sleep over an extended amount of time can lead to &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mocps.org/2012/01/03/joint-commission-report/</link>
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		<title>Hospitals face fines for overdose, leaving sponge in patient</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The California Department of Public Health issued $850,000 in fines against 14 hospitals for medical errors]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mocps.org/2011/12/16/850000-in-fines/</link>
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		<title>TJC Issues Sentinel Event Alert: Fatigue Impacts Patient Safety</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you assessed your organization to mitigate health-care worker fatigue-related risks?  The Joint Commission suggests reviewing the work shift schedule, assessing high-risk processes and procedures, educating on sleep hygiene, and promoting a safe culture through open communication about fatigue concerns.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mocps.org/2011/12/15/fatigue-patient-safety/</link>
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