AI’s Role in Healthcare Cybersecurity
Modernizing healthcare applications and infrastructure has highlighted how challenging it is to safeguard those same elements, and we’re seeing the aftereffects in the results of data breaches.
CMS Restarting Pilot Project Putting Agency Surveyors Side-by-Side with AO Teams
Surveyors from CMS could start appearing along with survey teams from each accrediting organization (AO) as the federal agency resumes its full AO validation survey program. All non-emergent validation surveys were suspended when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down almost all surveys nationwide.
National Nurses Week Resources from PSQH
As National Nurses Week wraps up, we want to salute the valuable and courageous work done by nurses at all levels of care. We highlighted the efforts of nurses this week and will continue to do so. Thanks to our partner, Drexel University, this week for their support.
CMS Investigates Two Hospitals Who Refused Woman an Abortion
According to news reports, the woman was told by doctors at the hospitals in Kansas and Missouri that she faced sepsis and possible loss of her uterus but could not get an abortion in either state because of recently passed laws.
AMA: Nearly One-Third of Physicians Have Been Sued for Medical Liability Claims
Most lawsuits for medical liability claims do not result in the finding of a medical error, according to the AMA. From 2016 to 2018, 65% of claims were dropped, dismissed, or withdrawn; and for the 6% of claims decided by a trial verdict, 89% were won by the defendant.
PSQH Quick Poll 2023: Taking the Pulse of Nursing’s Impact on Patient Safety
As part of National Nurses Week, PSQH reached out to our readers with a few questions about how nursing impacts patient safety and healthcare quality. The Quick Poll had a total of 211 respondents. The PSQH Quick Poll is presented in partnership with Drexel University.
The Exec: ‘It is Important to Have a Just Culture’
When medical errors occur, health systems must learn from the experience and conduct root cause analyses, says Aimee Becker, MD, MBA, chief medical officer of UW Health. HealthLeaders recently talked with Becker about a range of topics, including the challenges of serving as CMO at UW Health, clinical care quality and patient safety, and the role of physicians in healthcare administration at UW Health.
The Leapfrog Group Launches ‘Innovators for Leapfrog’ Program
Innovators for Leapfrog (IFL) was created for Leapfrog’s community of over 42,000 professionals in healthcare quality, hospital leadership, payors, employers, and other stakeholders who support Leapfrog’s work to transform patient safety in the U.S.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 78 – Improving Medication Adherence After Discharge
On episode 78 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Olufunke Sokan, advanced practice pharmacist at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, talks about a recent study she conducted on medication adherence. This episode is presented by Drexel University as part of National Nurses Week.
As Nursing School Enrollment Declines, Healthcare Staffing Concerns Rise
For the first time in 20 years, enrollment in entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs decreased by 1.4%, and declines continue to occur in master’s and PhD programs, according to new data from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.