How to Improve the Education to Practice Gap in Nursing
While employment prospects are strong—96% of new nurses find work, compared to 53% of new graduates in other fields—there is growing concern about how new clinicians transition from a learning environment to the bedside.
Yale New Haven Health CCO Recommitted to Patient Safety and Care Quality
In the area of care quality, the health system has launched an initiative called Care Signature. The foundation of Care Signature is that patients should have the expectation that no matter where they go in the health system, they are given the same care based on their clinical condition.
Elevating Patient Safety Through Comprehensive Fall Prevention Strategies
The imperative for adopting evidence-based fall prevention strategies aligns with broader patient safety solutions, aiming to secure a safer healthcare journey for all, especially the elderly and those at increased risk of falls.
Three Ways CMOs Can Improve Maternal Care
U.S. maternal mortality rates have been rising, with the rate pegged at 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2021, compared with a rate of 23.8 in 2020 and 20.1 in 2019, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
New Report Looks at the Present and Future of Maternal Care
With maternal death rates at the highest among the world’s wealthiest nations, the U.S. is facing a maternal and infant health crisis. The maternal mortality rate doubled between 1999 and 2019, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as many as 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable.
SHEA Weighs in on Addressing Measles Outbreaks
With notable measles outbreaks occurring in different regions in the U.S., the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America is raising awareness about what health systems can do to prevent infections.
Patient Safety Awareness Week 2024 Resources
Here’s a recap of all the content we ran for Patient Safety Awareness Week. Thanks to our sponsors Avtec, IAC, and Origami Risk for their support of the week.
PSQH Quick Poll 2024: 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 2024. This PSQH Quick Poll is presented in partnership with Origami Risk, Avtec, and IAC. The survey had a total of 285 respondents.
Securing healthcare: Communication tools provide critical connections during emergencies
By Avtec When a large hospital organization in the Southeast gathered doctors, nurses, first responders, state police and the National Guard to run mass casualty drills, things did not go as planned. The biggest issue: communication. The military helicopters used different radio systems from first responders and police and the hospital staff used pagers. After … Continued
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 100 – The State of Virtual Healthcare
On episode 100 of PSQH: The Podcast, Frank McGillin, CEO at The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic, talks about the state of virtual care and how it can improve the quality of the patient experience. This episode is sponsored by Avtec, IAC and Origami Risk as part of PSQH’s activities for Patient Safety Awareness Week.