Introducing PSQH: The Podcast
The mission of PSQH: The Podcast is to provide clear, relevant, actionable information on topics that matter to patient safety and quality professionals in podcast form through engaging and insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders.
Study: Busy Surgeons Pose a Risk to Patient Safety
The report from Coverys takes a look at five years of closed medical malpractice claims data from 2014–2018 to provide insight into the root causes of surgery-related claims and evidence-based recommendations to help mitigate future risks in the delivery of care.
ECRI Lists Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2020
ECRI has been gathering patient safety event data through its patient safety organization, ECRI PSO, since 2009. “We and our partner PSOs have received more than 3.2 million event reports. This means that the 10 patient safety concerns on this list are very real. These concerns are harming people—sometimes seriously,” the executive brief says.
Patient Safety Movement Foundation Sets New Goal of Zero Preventable Deaths by 2030
Established in 2012, the PSMF has offered tools, resources, and guidelines to educate healthcare providers, industry professionals, patients, and families about reducing and eliminating preventable patient deaths.
IHI Celebrates Patient Safety Awareness Week
Running from March 8-14, the IHI’s Patient Safety Awareness Week is planned as a way to encourage greater knowledge about healthcare safety.
Anesthesia Procedures Led by Physicians Provide Highest Patient Protection
There are roles for more practitioners in anesthesia procedures, including serving on a team with a shared vision for a strong, patient-focused model of care. But that care must be led by a physician anesthesiologist.
Yale New Haven Hospital Sued Over Aging Clinician Assessment Policy
The Late Career Practitioner Policy at Yale New Haven Hospital requires clinicians who are at least 70 years old and seeking reappointment to the medical staff to undergo vision and neuropsychological assessments.
Study Finds Many Hospitals Have Insufficient Volumes for High-risk Surgeries
The report, Safety In Numbers: Hospital Performance on Leapfrog’s Surgical Volume Standard Based on Results of the 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Survey, also found that a higher percentage of hospitals met Leapfrog’s minimum volume standards in 2019 than 2018.
We Need Your Input On Patient Safety and Quality
Please take a few minutes to complete the survey by clicking on the link below. The survey results will be compiled in a downloadable report, with highlights published in the next print issue of PSQH coming in May.
Patient Safety Trends for the Next Two Decades
Christopher Dore, senior product manager with Capsule Technologies, addresses questions about the patient safety trends that hospitals will need to deal with in the next 20 years, as well as takes a quick look at the last 20.