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.
PSQH Quick Poll 2026: Taking the Pulse of Patient Safety
As part of PSQH’s celebration of Patient Safety Awareness Week, we decided to reach out to our readers with a few questions to find out the state of patient safety efforts in 2025. The survey had a total of 127 respondents.
Clear Water, Safer Care: Why Water Safety Matters in Healthcare
Because many patients have weakened immune systems, even minor lapses in water safety can pose serious risks. Managing water quality is a core part of protecting patients, staff, and visitors from preventable harm.
How to Prepare for Late-Season Flu Surges at Health Systems and Hospitals
On Feb. 6, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that flu activity was “elevated” across the country. The CDC estimates that since the current flu season began in October 2025 there have been at least 22,000,000 illnesses, 280,000 hospitalizations, and 12,000 deaths.
Withdrawal From WHO Raises New Questions for U.S. Healthcare Strategy
The United States has formally begun its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, ending nearly 80 years of membership and reshaping its role in global health governance. While the move is rooted in political and financial critiques, healthcare leaders are now assessing what reduced engagement with the WHO could mean for pandemic preparedness, data sharing, and global health security.
Study Finds Drop in Mortality, Hospital Stays with Sepsis Blood Test
Sepsis is the driver behind one in three hospital deaths—and we know it is hard to diagnose early. The study results, which align with previously published data, show an objective, rapid method to help guide decisions at triage.
Dangerous AI Chatbots Top ECRI’s 2026 List of Tech Hazards
The growing use of AI chatbots for dispensing medical advice is raising red flags in the healthcare industry. Simply put, you don’t know where that data has been. That’s why misuse of AI chatbots in healthcare has secured the top spot in ECRI’s Top 10 Health Technology Hazards of 2026.
Health Systems Must Remain Vigilant for COVID-19 Cases
To remain vigilant for coronavirus cases, health systems and hospitals must have surveillance efforts in place to detect surges of the disease in their patient populations, according to clinical leaders at Cincinnati-based UC Health and New York City-based NYU Langone Health.
Rapid Blood Test Improves Sepsis Care at Froedtert Hospital
Froedtert Hospital, which is part of the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health system, adopted the IntelliSep test for emergency department patients in August 2024. Since adopting the test, the mortality rate for sepsis patients has decreased by 42% and hospital length of stay has been reduced by nearly two days for patients with a suspected infection.
CommonSpirit Health Making Gains in Quality and Patient Safety
Quality and patient safety are top concerns for CMOs at health systems and hospitals. CommonSpirit Health has been posting impressive results for quality and patient safety in recent years.