Healthcare Risk Management Technology Supports Patient Safety Culture
By Origami Risk The key to establishing a transformative safety culture begins with leadership and filters through the entire organization. “Leaders are key to instilling a commitment to safety in all members of the organization to create a positive safety culture,” writes Dana Costar in “Cross-Cutting Patient Safety Topics/Practices” from Making Healthcare Safer III: A … Continued
Improving Patient Safety: The Challenges and How to Make an Impact
By Tony Oliva, DO, MMM, FACPE – Vice President and CMO, Nuance In March of 2000, the book “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System” was published. That publication began a national conversation and movement to address safety concerns and failures in our healthcare system. Unfortunately, since that time while we have seen … Continued
ECRI: Pediatric Mental Health Crisis Top Patient Safety Concern of 2023
Patient safety has been a pressing issue in healthcare since 1999, with the publication of the landmark report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Despite two decades of attention, estimates of annual patient deaths due to medical errors have risen steadily to as many as 440,000 lives, a figure that was reported in the Journal of Patient Safety in 2013.
Ready, Set, Grow: Planting Seeds for Successful Change
By Lori Moore, MPH, MSCE, BSN, RN Change is a constant in healthcare, and over the past few years, the pace has quickened. And the fact that there has been little time to prepare has made implementing change even more difficult. Healthcare organizations have had to move from an initial idea to full-scale implementation … Continued
Preventing Hospital-Acquired Infections is Everybody’s Job, Not Just Nurses
Awareness is the key to a successful infection prevention program, says Carol Vance, MSN, RN, PHN, CIC, the multi-site prevention director for Advocate Children’s Hospital in Chicago, a 381-bed facility that is one of the largest network providers of pediatric services in Illinois.
A Four-Step Guide to EHR System Implementation
EHR deployment is not a one-time effort but a continuous process that needs to reflect changes in industry trends and care provision methods. Providers must review, update, and optimize their systems to ensure their efficiency over time. Here’s a step-by-step plan covering all critical aspects of a future-proof EHR implementation.
Antibiotic Resistance Impacted by Patient Age and Care Setting, Study Finds
The recent research article, which was published by JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, is based on data collected from 166 facilities from 2012 to 2017. The data was separated into four patient groups: children, adults, children treated at standalone pediatric facilities, and children treated at facilities that serve both children and adults.
5 Key Healthcare Trends Affecting Nurse Practitioners in 2023
Growing demand for nurse practitioners (NP) is among the profession’s key trends for 2023, according to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). As the NP profession looks toward the future, AANP has identified five key healthcare trends to watch.
Vaccination Rates Stable But Healthcare Providers Must Remain Vigilant
While national vaccination rates for vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles are relatively high and stable, healthcare providers need to be on guard for vaccination lapses at the local level, says Susan Koletar, MD, a practicing physician and director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.
Hospital EDs Are Taking a Proactive Approach to Violence
At Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, Massachusetts, administrators are tapping into the electronic health record platform to identify ED patients with a history of threatening behavior, which pushes out alerts to the care team. Those alerts not only give providers advance warning, but can help them call in behavioral healthcare specialists to help those patients.