How to Improve the Education to Practice Gap in Nursing
While employment prospects are strong—96% of new nurses find work, compared to 53% of new graduates in other fields—there is growing concern about how new clinicians transition from a learning environment to the bedside.
Cincinnati Children’s Shares Keys to Innovation Success
Cincinnati Children’s has again been named one of the country’s Most Innovative Companies by Fortune—remaining the top-rated pediatric healthcare organization while rising in the national ranking of organizations across all industries.
Yale New Haven Health CCO Recommitted to Patient Safety and Care Quality
In the area of care quality, the health system has launched an initiative called Care Signature. The foundation of Care Signature is that patients should have the expectation that no matter where they go in the health system, they are given the same care based on their clinical condition.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 101 – Preventing Drug Diversion with Technology
On episode 101 of PSQH: The Podcast, Karen Kobelski, vice president and general manager of clinical surveillance, Compliance & Data Solutions, Wolters Kluwer Health, talks about preventing drug diversion.
Encouraging Patient Awareness and Healthcare Practitioner Title Transparency on National Doctor’s Day
Now more than ever on National Doctor’s Day, it is important to recognize that there is a clear distinction in the training and qualifications of physicians compared to nurse practitioners, physician assistants or other healthcare practitioners, and you may easily be confused when you encounter us dressed in scrubs in the clinic or operating room.
Elevating Patient Safety Through Comprehensive Fall Prevention Strategies
The imperative for adopting evidence-based fall prevention strategies aligns with broader patient safety solutions, aiming to secure a safer healthcare journey for all, especially the elderly and those at increased risk of falls.
Looking Ahead Post-ViVE: AI, Security Concerns, and Industry Transactions
Artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and significant partnerships shaping the future of healthcare were among the key takeaways from four days at ViVE 2024. Here are the other highlights of the best moments from the annual healthtech industry gathering and a look ahead.
NIOSH Releases Guide to Improve Healthcare Worker Burnout
As part of its campaign to address healthcare worker burnout, NIOSH on March 18 released a guide designed to help hospital leaders improve healthcare worker wellbeing.
Three Ways CMOs Can Improve Maternal Care
U.S. maternal mortality rates have been rising, with the rate pegged at 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2021, compared with a rate of 23.8 in 2020 and 20.1 in 2019, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Reconsidering How We Verify Identities in Healthcare
The size and scale of data breaches worsens each year; December 2023 saw at least two multimillion-record data breaches reported. As new tools like AI grow in prevalence, organizations need to start changing the way they handle data to keep pace with ever-worsening attacks.