Ensuring Safety Through Equipment Integrity in Patient Care Environments
Patient safety remains a top priority in healthcare settings, and the integrity of medical equipment plays a critical role in achieving this goal. Equipment that functions reliably under all conditions is essential for creating safe environments where patients receive care without risk of harm from device failure or malfunction.
Retention Through Education: Improving the Nurse Training Journey
Using a combination of real-life clinical site experience and simulation-based technology can help both the student and the faculty analyze the results of the teaching to identify gaps for further training.
Is Your Organization Prepared for TEAM?
This mandatory model is intended to advance the CMS Innovation Center’s prior work on episode-based alternative payment models and will run for five years, ending in December 2030.
Tariffs and the Healthcare Supply Chain: Dealing with Uncertainty
It’s been a wild ride for organizations across all industries observing the rise and fall of tariffs in 2025. Most supply chain leaders simply don’t have informed answers, while resource-strapped healthcare organizations are scrambling to try to work with their suppliers to identify risks and potential impacts.
From Idea to Adoption: The Fast Track for Healthcare Innovators
Whether you’re a startup with momentum or an established company facing resource constraints, these 10 actions are essential for accelerating adoption and delivering measurable impact. Your chances of success are diminished if any key action is missing or weak.
ABQAURP News April 2025
Here’s the April 2025 edition of ABQAURP News.
Addressing Staff Burnout in ORs Through Improved Efficiency
U.S. hospital staffing levels are still 10.5% below pre-pandemic levels, and that makes it a safety issue as well. The list of challenges is extensive: OR delays and staff turnover leads to longer wait times, more canceled procedures, and lowering patient conditions.
Exposure-Based Program Sees Strides in Treating Childhood Anxiety and OCD
A recent outcomes report has found strong data on reductions in symptoms of anxiety and depression in young patients. The approach uses a tailored approach to treating children with moderate to severe anxiety and/or OCD using true cognitive behavioral therapy with a focus on exposures.
Healthcare System Leverages Tech Innovation to Improve Patient Care
Phoenix Children’s, one of the largest pediatric health systems in the U.S., has developed a culture of building innovative programs that enhance and improve patient safety efforts across the system.
Using Technology to Take Care of the Caregivers
When it comes to a universal topic like staffing shortages, Gupta points out that it’s important to not lose sight of the unique challenges the industry faces in addressing this problem. Healthcare’s staffing and burnout issues are not the same as every other industry.