PSQH: The Podcast Episode 115 – How Hospitals Are Improving Hand Hygiene Practices
On episode 115 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Emily Landon, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago, talks about how hospitals are improving their hand hygiene practices. This episode is sponsored by BioVigil and Inovalon and presented as part of International Infection Prevention Week.
Putting the ‘Where’ in Patient Care
Nearly a quarter of hospital admissions resulted in at least one adverse event in 2018 and 23% of those events were deemed to be preventable. Between 2023 and 2024, hospitals experienced a double-digit increase in non-labor expenses, according to Strata. As a result, 40% of American hospitals had been losing money from operations during that time, KaufmanHall found.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 114 – Reducing Medication Errors with Technology
On episode 114 of PSQH: The Podcast, Lani Bertrand, Senior Director, Clinical Marketing & Thought Leadership at Omnicell, talks about how technology can help reduce medication errors.
Leapfrog Report Shows Improved Hand Hygiene in U.S. Hospitals
Leapfrog, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers, last week released its 2024 Hand Hygiene Report. Leapfrog found that hospitals have made significant progress in hand hygiene practices thanks to increased leadership involvement and adoption of electronic hand hygiene monitoring systems.
What I Wish I Had Known
Safety in healthcare has undergone nothing short of a revolution. Having spent years navigating these complexities, I’ve learned a few things—often the hard way—that I would impart to my younger self, who created the safety program at Brigham and Women’s many years ago.
Healthcare Leaders Are Redefining the Hospital Pharmacy
Whether it’s to keep the doors open in a rural region or address care gaps brought on by retail pharmacy closures and disruptor drawbacks, healthcare leaders are taking a closer look at hospital pharmacy operations. Some are eyeing a hub-and-spoke drug distribution model to cut costs and waste, while others are making the pharmacist a more active member of the care team.
Between the Hospital and the Street: Addressing a Crucial Gap in Care
The organization addresses a significant care gap for health systems and hospitals who see these patients in their Emergency Departments and ICUs—and who often discharge them to an uncertain care landscape.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 111 – The Need for Workplace Violence Prevention Training in Healthcare
On episode 111 of PSQH: The Podcast, Tony Jace, CEO of the Crisis Prevention Institute, talks about the level of workplace violence faced by healthcare professionals and how to improve training.
The Exec: New CMO Places Premium on Patient Safety
The health system uses two factors to identify patients. First, the organization performs medication safety. Second, Oswego Health conducts infection prevention, fall prevention, and suicide prevention, as well as calling a timeout before surgical procedures to make sure surgeons are performing the correct surgery on the correct patient.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 110 – The Importance of Tracking Medication Adherence
On episode 110 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Juan Maldonado, a Texas-based family medicine specialist, talks about his efforts to track medication adherence.