Redefining Patient Safety: 6 Ways to Address Harm in Healthcare
Despite my education and medical training, I know how helpless it can feel when you’re handed a life-altering diagnosis or comforting a loved one in pain. And it’s through the lens of these experiences that I urge our industry to accelerate progress in safety, as we relentlessly pursue zero harm.
The Exec: How to Recruit and Retain Physicians
A generational change in physicians must be recognized in recruitment efforts, according to Bozek. CMOs need to make sure there is a good work-life balance for the workforce. Physician candidates need to know that leadership understands that family is important and outside-work activities are important.
The Exec: Inova Health System Launches Ambitious Patient Care Initiative
Inova Health System has launched an ambitious initiative to transform how patients connect with the organization as well as establish care pathways for clinical conditions, according to John Moynihan, MD, president and chief of clinical enterprise at the health system.
The Exec: Arthur Pancioli Focuses on High Reliability at UC Health
Arthur Pancioli, MD, assumed the role of senior vice president and chief clinical officer at UC Health in August. Prior to taking on his new position, he was chief transformation officer of the health system. This year, UC Health launched an initiative to become a high reliability organization.
HLTH Gave Healthcare Leaders A Chance to Look Beyond the Curtain
AI governance is, of course, a separate conversation, and one that many healthcare execs should be following. Healthcare organizations are embracing AI so rapidly that they’re in many cases making the rules on the fly, while collaborative efforts like CHAI and TRAIN are playing catch-up with standards and best practices.
International Infection Prevention Week Resources from PSQH
As International Infection Prevention Week wraps up, we want to thank infection preventionists for all the hard work they do every day. And thanks to BioVigil and Inovalon for sponsoring the week’s activities. In Friday’s issue of Patient Safety & Quality Insider, we’re recapping the content we ran this week for IIPW.
Becoming Better Listeners to Improve Remote Patient Monitoring
Patients and providers are more and more comfortable with devices for monitoring as well. We see patients using devices to track their blood glucose levels, blood pressure cuffs are getting smaller and smaller, and many people wear a watch that will tell you if you’re experiencing atrial fibrillation.
PSQH Quick Poll 2024: Taking the Pulse of Infection Prevention Efforts
As part of PSQH’s celebration of International Infection Prevention Week, we decided to reach out to our readers with a few questions to find out the state of infection prevention efforts. The Quick Poll had a total of 146 respondents. Thanks to sponsors BioVigil and Inovalon.
Community and Compassion: Providing Safe Care for Transgender Patients
Community organizations have come to play a crucial role in bridging gaps in transgender healthcare, emerging as allies in providing essential support networks and medical resources. These local and national support groups, educational resources, and advocacy services work to provide a holistic view of transgender healthcare, working to ensure that patients are able to safely access quality care.
How CMOs Can Combat Workplace Violence
Healthcare organizations carry a heavy workplace violence burden, with about three-quarters of U.S. workplace assaults occurring in healthcare settings, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Workplace violence is prevalent in emergency departments—78% of emergency physicians have reported being targets of workplace violence in the prior 12 months.