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    CLINICAL ALERTS

    Clinical Alert - Volume 12, May 2015 - Rights of Psych. Patients and Intramuscular Meds

    Involuntary Meds Clinical Alert Clarification

    Involuntary Meds Decision Tree

    Clinical Alert - Volume 11, May 2015 - Health IT and Maryland Adverse Events​

    Clinical Alert - Volume 10, November 2013 - Automatic External Defibrillators

    Clinical Alert - Volume 9, Number 1 - Summer 2013 -  Revisiting Falls in Maryland Hospitals

    Clinical Alert - Volume 8, Number 1 - Summer 2012 - Perinatal Deaths: A Call for Teamwork

    Clinical Alert - Volume 7, Number 4 - Fall 2010 - Assessing Physician Quality:  More than Peer Review

    Clinical Alert - Volume 7, Number 3 - Summer 2010 - Delays in Treatment

    Clinical Alert - Volume 6, Number 3 - Winter 2009 - Healthcare Acquired Pressure Ulcers (HAPU)

    Clinical Alert - Volume 6, Number 2 - Spring 2009 - Transdermal Fentanyl Safety

    Clinical Alert - Volume 6, Number 1 - Winter 2009 - It Takes a Village:  Anticipating and Managing Medication Side Effects

    Clinical Alert - Volume 5, Number 2 - Fall 2008 - Preventing Retained Foreign Bodies

    Clinical Alert - Volume 5, Number 1 - Fall 2008 - IV Promethazine Injuries

    Clinical Alert - Volume 4, Number 3 - Winter 2007 - An Unnecessary Distraction: Vendors in the Operating Room

    Clinical Alert - Volume 4, Number 2 - Fall 2007 - Wrong site procedures and retained foreign bodies:  Why are they still happening in Maryland hospitals?

    Clinical Alert - Volume 4, Number 1 - Spring 2007 - Medication reconciliation error between a hospital and long term care facility

    Clinical Alert - Volume 3, Number 3 - Fall 2005 - OHCQ Review of Two Root Cause Analyses: Are You Looking as Hard as You Might?

    Clinical Alert - Volume 3, Number 2 - Fall 2005 - Potassium: Still a Very Dangerous Drug

    Clinical Alert - Volume 3, Number 1 - Spring 2005 - Falls in Maryland Hospitals

    Clinical Alert - Volume 2, Number 2 - Summer 2003 - Acinetobacter Infections in Hospitals

    Clinical Alert - Volume 2, Number 1 - Spring 2003 - Communication Failure Leads to Unnecessary Surgery

    Clinical Alert - Volume 1, Number 1 - Summer 2002 - Advance Healthcare Decisions

    Clinical Alert - Volume 1, Number 1 - 2001 - Warfarin


    Clinical Observations

    Urgent Care Centers and Clinics Fact Sheet

    August 2, 2006 - Alarm Complacency and Patient Safety

    April 28, 2004 - Aids and Long Term Care

    February 24, 2004 - Nursing Home Readmissions After Gastrointestinal Illness

    February 20, 2004 - Gastroenteritis Outbreak and Precautions

    January 2004 - Advice for Physicians Regarding Regulatory Compliance

    September 1, 2003 - Click here for Ten Things to do Before Flu Season.

    July 1, 2003 - Click here for Searching for Contraband

    November 27, 2002 - Click here for Physician Responsibility and the Health Care Decision Act

    August 23, 2002 - Click here for Principles for Medical Director Clinical Review

    Click here for Survey Process for Medical Director and Attending Physician Review

    July 24, 2002 - Click here for Patient Rights and Advanced Directives

    March 1, 2002 - Click here for Anticoagulation, Flu Season, and Physician Notification​





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