New Report Looks at the Future of Patient Safety
A new report from Sage Growth Partners LLC, Leading Through Change: Because Patients Deserve More, pulls together insights from industry leaders in hospitals, health systems, non-profit organizations, and technology companies to offer perspectives on patient safety challenges, improvement opportunities, and ways healthcare organizations can advance positive change.
Comprehensive Medication Management: Improving Outcomes and ROI
Experts point to a holistic approach integrating pharmacists into primary care teams and comprehensive medication management that assesses each patient’s medications for appropriateness, effectiveness, safety, and adherence. This whole person model leads not only to patient safety improvement and better outcomes, but improved ROI as well.
The Exec: Medical City Dallas CMO Makes Patient Safety a Constant Concern
Risk management informs patient safety at health systems and hospitals, he says, adding that you must make sure that the processes you have put in place are followed and the clinical staff’s focus is where it should be.
New Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades Find Improved Infection Rates
The Safety Grades assign a letter grade to nearly 3,000 general hospitals on how well they prevent medical errors, accidents, and infections. The latest grades show hospitals reducing HAIs post-pandemic, after significant increases in infection rates during the COVID-19 pandemic. This cycle, nearly 30% of hospitals earned an “A,” 24% earned a “B,” 39% earned a “C,” 7% earned a “D,” and less than 1% earned an “F.”
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 91 – Overcoming Healthcare Staffing and Retention Challenges
On episode 91 of PSQH: The Podcast, Pete Reilly, practice leader and chief sales officer of Hub International’s North American healthcare practice, talks about the challenges facing healthcare staffing and retention.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 89 – How Hospital Capacity Will Trend Over the Next Decade
On episode 89 of PSQH: The Podcast, Tori Richie, director of Intelligence at Sg2, talks about what hospital capacity will look like over the next decade.
ABQAURP News September 2023
There is still time to register! Join your colleagues on October 19-20, 2023, at ABQAURP’s Annual Health Care Quality & Patient Safety Conference at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida.
How to Address the Relationship Between Health Equity and Patient Safety
Health equity has become a top priority for healthcare providers nationwide. Last year, health equity was added as the Quintuple Aim for healthcare providers. In 2008, the Triple Aim for healthcare improvement was introduced, featuring improvement of population health, enhancement of the care experience, and reduction of costs. In 2014, the Quadruple Aim for healthcare improvement was created with the addition of workforce well-being as a fourth element to address healthcare worker burnout.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 88 – Providing Safe Care for Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Patients
On episode 88 of PSQH: The Podcast, Nassim Bickham, VP of Care Transformation at TimelyCare, talks about the need for safe care environments for transgender and gender-nonconforming patients.
New Testing and the Future of Antibiotic Stewardship
Antibiotic-resistance continues to be a challenge for the healthcare industry, as medical and public health professionals look for ways to combat it even as more multiple-drug resistant bacteria, viruses, and fungi emerge.