Preventing Contamination in Healthcare Facilities Starts with Smarter Hygiene Practices
Healthcare facilities have a major responsibility for protecting patients and staff from exposure to harmful bacteria and infectious agents. The risk of contamination can escalate quickly if hygiene standards are not followed consistently.
Health Care Risk Management Week Resources from PSQH
As Health Care Risk Management Week wraps up, we want to call attention to the important work done by professionals as they identify potential risks and respond to adverse outcomes. Thanks to our partners Inovalon, Origami Risk, and SAI360 this week for their support.
CMOs, Non-Punitive Workplace Culture is Essential for Patient Safety
Patient safety is a top priority for CMOs and other clinical leaders. These leaders must foster a non-punitive workplace culture to encourage frontline staff members to report patient safety concerns and events.
PSQH Quick Poll 2025: Taking the Pulse of Healthcare Risk Management
As part of Health Care Risk Management Week, PSQH reached out to our readers with a few questions about how healthcare organizations are dealing with managing risks. Thanks to our sponsors Inovalon, Origami Risk, and SAI360.
PSQH Innovation Awards Winner: St. Bernard Hospital Improves Sepsis Care and Reduces Mortality Rates
The seventh annual PSQH Innovation Awards recognize healthcare organizations who overcame patient safety or quality improvement challenges. In this article, we highlight the winning submission from St. Bernard Hospital in Chicago.
NPs Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink
Nurse practitioners are registered nurses with advanced training that enables them to diagnose diseases, analyze diagnostic tests, and prescribe medicine. Their growth has bolstered primary care, and, like doctors, they can specialize in particular branches of medicine.
Advancing Healthcare Risk Management: The Integrated Approach of Advocate Health
By Origami Risk In the dynamic landscape of healthcare, the notion of risk management extends far beyond the traditional realms of patient safety. With the emergence of interconnected risks such as cyber threats, supply chain disruptions, and evolving reimbursement models, healthcare organizations face unprecedented challenges in ensuring consistent patient safety and delivering quality care without … Continued
Smarter Bed Use, Better Care: How Patient Flow Tech Solves Capacity Challenges
By leveraging patient flow or transfer center technology, health systems can streamline patient placement, reduce bottlenecks, improve operational efficiency, and make the most of the capacity they have.
From Framework to Action: How Inovalon Experts Are Helping Hospitals Build Safer Systems
By Inovalon As healthcare organizations face growing pressure to reduce harm, meet regulatory expectations, and build more resilient systems, the need for structured, proactive safety strategies has never been greater. In this interview, we spoke with three senior clinical experts from Inovalon’s Quality & Safety team: Karen Biesack, Bridget Evans, and Heather Nelson, who help … Continued
How Virtual Nursing Is Bridging Generational Gaps at WellSpan Health
For Patty Donley, senior vice president and CNE at WellSpan Health, the original goal of WellSpan’s virtual nursing program was twofold. First and foremost, Donley emphasized the workforce shortage and planning for when the baby boomer generation retires.