PSQH: The Podcast Episode 106 – Using Data to Conduct More Effective Risk Assessments
On episode 106 of PSQH: The Podcast, Kenneth Rohde, president of KRRohde LLC, talks about how to use your data to conduct more effective risk assessments.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 105 – Working to Reduce Maternal Mortality
On episode 105 of PSQH: The Podcast, Loral Patchen, a senior faculty midwife attending at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, and Anish Sebastian, CEO of Babyscripts, talk about ways to reduce maternal mortality.
Share Your Insight on Healthcare Risk Management
PSQH is conducting a brief survey that examines pressing issues in healthcare risk management.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 104 – Integrating Environmental Sustainability into Healthcare Quality and Safety
On episode 104 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Komal Bajaj, Medical Director of Sustainability at NYC Health + Hospitals and Chief Quality Officer at Jacobi and North Central Bronx Hospitals, talks about integrating environmental sustainability into healthcare quality and safety.
Connection is Key to Recovery
Every May, the Administration for Community Living leads the nation’s observance of Older Americans Month. The 2024 theme is “Powered by Connection,” which recognizes the profound impact that meaningful connections have on our health. Leading professional anesthesiologists from the California Society of Anesthesiologists, advocate for a multidisciplinary approach to anesthesia care that promotes diligent screening and creating lasting connections with patients and their greater care team to ensure the best patient care.
Leveraging Pharmacist Expertise in Patient Safety
The HHS notes that most adverse drug events are preventable. A recent study helps quantify the impact pharmacists can have in identifying medication errors at transitions of care and the impact of a method for categorizing the scale and severity of medication errors corrected by pharmacy staff during medication reconciliation at admission.
Survey: Workplace Violence Prevention Training in Healthcare is Lacking
A new survey from Crisis Prevention Institute finds that healthcare professionals do not feel confident with the workplace violence prevention training they receive. This leaves them unprepared to deal with the increased wave of violence in their organizations.
Wellbeing 101: How CNOs Can Provide Support and Build Resiliency
Nurse wellbeing is essential to the success of a health system, and it is the CNO’s job to make sure they are providing programs and support to help keep their staff safe and well.
Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grades Show Improvement in Patient Experience and Infection Prevention
Hospitals are seeing improvements in patient experience and a decrease in preventable healthcare-associated infections (HAI), according to The Leapfrog Group’s spring 2024 Hospital Safety Grades.
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.