Learn Best Practices for Promoting Healthcare Worker Well-Being and Resilience
The summit is being hosted by The Ohio State University colleges of dentistry, medicine, nursing, optometry, pharmacy, public health, social work, and veterinary medicine, as well as The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and the National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 13 – Needle-Free Technology and Battling COVID-19
On episode 13 of PSQH: The Podcast, host Jay Kumar talks to Scott McFarland, CEO of Integrimedical, about needle-free technology and his own experience of contracting COVID-19.
The Right Approach for the Right Result
As our experience shows, standardizing PIVC insertion practices can help an organization achieve the Triple Aim by improving patient safety and satisfaction, while significantly decreasing hospital costs. More than five years after beginning this journey, we are sharing our experience as a road map for other facilities looking to improve their processes and quality of care for a procedure that impacts nearly every patient in the hospital.
Model Standards for Skilled Nursing Homes
The model presented herein admittedly constitutes a “respectable draft” only, setting out standards that push toward service excellence and focusing on the best interests of customers: the residents who’ve chosen a nursing facility to be their 24/7 care-based home for their remaining time in this world.
CDC: Coronavirus Can Be Spread Through Airborne Transmission
The CDC emphasized that most infections come from close contact or touching contaminated surfaces, rather than airborne transmission. And that while it is possible for COVID-19 to infect others more than 6 feet away, it only does so under certain circumstances—such as in within enclosed spaces with inadequate ventilation, or when the infected person was breathing heavily.
Sharps Injuries: How Technology Can Reduce One of Healthcare’s Most Under-Reported Issues
Needlestick injuries, which fit into the broader category of sharps injuries, can harm healthcare workers by exposing them to blood and other hazardous materials, including infections from hepatitis C, hepatitis B, and HIV, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A Systems Approach to Person-Centered Healthcare: Lessons From End of Life
Much like the Institute of Medicine’s seminal report, To Err Is Human, which catalyzed healthcare around a systems approach to reducing preventable harm, the NQF report highlights actionable opportunities to scale efforts that have demonstrated the ability to improve quality, value, and safety.
Study: Better Controls, Not Testing, Crucial to Worker Safety During Pandemic
Certain areas of the country are experiencing an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, while other areas, including the Northeast, have been enjoying a lull in their positive case numbers. However, as colder weather sets in and the population is driven inside, the number of cases is expected to rise as indoor face-to-face interactions increase.
Coronavirus: Nursing Home Study Finds Alarming Shortages of Staff and PPE
Through July, nearly half of the country’s COVID-19 deaths had occurred in nursing homes or other long-term care facilities, with 60,000 deaths. The virus also has taken a heavy toll on long-term care healthcare workers, with 760 deaths through July.
Six Tests for Physician Leadership
The consolidation trend will demand strong leadership from physicians at the helm of these evolving models—as well as physician employees who want to drive their practice toward best practices for navigating future challenges.