Apr 2, 2014 | Central Office, Featured Posts
Proving that no system is infallible, this March, BC PSLS experienced an unexpected system outage. BC PSLS was ‘down’ across the province over an entire weekend – from Friday evening to Monday morning – which meant BC healthcare providers in all areas were faced with...
Jan 15, 2014 | Central Office, Data Analysis, Featured Posts
Patient safety has gained worldwide recognition over the past 10 years. But, when we ask the question, “Is care safer than it was?” the answer remains unclear. How do we really know if the strategies we put in place will create a safer healthcare...
Jan 7, 2014 | Central Office, Featured Posts
BC PSLS is now into its sixth year! Since our first Go Live in 2008, we’ve seen patient safety become an integral component of quality healthcare across BC. Here’s a few examples: BC healthcare providers have online access to a variety of patient safety...
Dec 17, 2013 | Central Office, Featured Posts
2014 is nearly upon us. As we wrap up for the year and look back on the first six months of BC PSLS Central, there is much to celebrate! Our main goal with this blog has always been to share meaningful stories about patient safety–your stories. The kind of stories...
Nov 20, 2013 | Central Office, Featured Posts
By Guest Blogger: Darren Frizzell In follow-up to Part 1, which described how Bubble Charts help to identify potential black holes in a review process, here in Part 2 I’ll talk about our BC PSLS Analytics tools and how they can be used to retrieve meaningful data for...
Oct 22, 2013 | Central Office, Featured Posts, Island Health (VIHA), Lab Safety
Transfusions of blood and blood products are an important part of healthcare. When adverse events related to transfusions occur, the impact on patients can be considerable with negative outcomes such as ABO blood group incompatibility, delays in care, inappropriate...
