Behind the Scenes of Care: Secure and Efficient Systems in Modern Healthcare Facilities
Secure and efficient operational structures help medical staff focus on patient care while ensuring that essential resources remain accessible. When healthcare environments function effectively behind the scenes, patients experience faster service and safer treatment conditions.
Are You Doing Enough to Promote Patient Safety?
According to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, adverse events are a major cause of patient harm during hospitalizations. The study found that 32.3% of adverse events resulted in serious consequences for patients such as prolonged recovery.
The Measles Test: How CMOs Should Prepare Their Organizations for High-Risk Infectious Disease Outbreaks
As measles cases reappear across the country, CMOs must ensure their organizations can recognize the disease quickly, isolate infected patients, and prevent outbreaks from spreading within hospitals and clinics.
How Hospital Leaders Can Use HHS’ Updated Cybersecurity Toolkit to Strengthen Resilience
The new module allows providers to assess cybersecurity risks alongside traditional hazards such as natural disasters or infrastructure failures, giving leaders a wider view of threats that could disrupt care delivery.
Healthcare Leaders Join Together to Craft Standard for AI Safety
A coalition of executives from leading health systems across the U.S. have launched the first operational standard specifically designed to govern AI that communicates directly with patients or which is used to shape clinical messaging.
Preparing PAs for AI and Beyond
A recently released report from Wolters Kluwer takes a deep dive into how physician associates (PA) are dealing with rapid changes in healthcare, particularly in the area of AI use.
Report: Scam Messages Pose Risks to Patient Safety
Conducted by Tebra, the study surveyed 1,000 patients and healthcare professionals—including physicians, nurses, and front office staff—to understand the impact of medical phishing scams.
Is Unprofessional Conduct Poisoning Your Care Teams and Clinician-Patient Relationships?
Between high rates of burnout and intensifying workplace violence incidents, having clear, professional communication between physicians and patients is more important than ever.
Leapfrog Ruling Raises Strategic Questions for Hospital CFOs
According to the ruling, the organization assigned the lowest possible scores on several safety measures when hospitals did not participate in the survey, a practice the judge said had “no scientific basis” and ultimately misrepresented hospital safety.
Boosting Clinician Engagement Is Essential for Improving Operational Performance. Here’s Why.
According to a literature review published by BMC Health Services Research, physician engagement was found to boost operational performance in four areas: quality and safety, patient outcomes and experience, efficiency and costs, and staff satisfaction.