Trial Shows Benefits to Improved Remote Monitoring
Implicity, a developer of alert-based remote monitoring solutions, in collaboration with the Health Data Hub, looked at a database of over 68,000 patients linking real-world data from patients with cardiac-implantable electronic devices to remote monitoring methods and compared mortality rates, annual hospitalizations, and the cumulative duration of hospital stays.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 86 – Maintaining Patient Safety During Clinical Trials
On episode 86 of PSQH: The Podcast, Shea Overcash, Director of Clinical Quality at Javara, talks about how to properly maintain patient safety during clinical trials.
Joint Commission Issues Guidelines for Dealing With a Cyberattack
The Sentinel Event Alert, titled Preserving Patient Safety After a Cyberattack, lists a number of steps that health system leadership should take to ensure that patient care is safe. One of those most important recommendations is that leadership include all hospital staff in the process, not just IT staff.
Survey: 99% of Hospital Pharmacists Experiencing Drug Shortages
ASHP has released the findings of a new survey on drug shortages. The survey, which was conducted from June 23 to July 14, features data collected from more than 1,000 ASHP members.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 85 – The Benefits of Patient-Generated Data
On episode 85 of PSQH: The Podcast, Adam Sodowick, co-founder of Patient Discovery, talks about the benefits of patient-generated data.
The Exec: ‘Patient Safety Requires a Team Approach’
Patient safety at hospitals is not only a concern for clinical staff, but also for other team members such as environmental services and facilities management, the chief medical officer of Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center says.
How to Improve Patient Safety
Patient safety includes medical errors that impact patients and “near misses” that could have reached patients. Patient safety has been a pressing issue in healthcare since 1999, with the publication of the landmark report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System. York, Pennsylvania-based WellSpan Health reassessed the health system’s approach to patient safety in 2020.
Survey: Hospitals Will Boost Technology Spending in 2023-24
The push to stay on top of the digital health landscape is prompting healthcare organizations to increase their technology investment in the coming year. And they’re very interested in automation and remote patient monitoring solutions.
Create Safe, Inclusive Care Environments for Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Patients
Fear for their safety in numerous environments, along with a range of harmful experiences such as bullying, estrangement from family or friends, and physical assaults, drive higher rates of anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation in TGNC patients, regardless of their age.
Health Risk Management Week Resources from PSQH
As Health Care Risk Management Week wraps up, we want to call attention to the important work done by professionals as they identify potential risks and respond to adverse outcomes. Thanks to our partners Origami Risk and Riskonnect this week for their support.