The Multifaceted Roles of the Physician Advisor and Influence in Health Care Organizations
We are in the midst of tremendous change in healthcare, and physician advisors are needed to be the lighthouse guiding our physician colleagues in the turbulent waters. The notion that a physician advisor only needs to know how to determine a proper level of care is well past us at this point, because organizations have realized that physician advisors can, and are, impacting healthcare organizations in many other equally important ways.
Joint Commission: 3 Tips On Preventing Workplace Violence
In 2013, more than 70% of the 23,000 significant injuries resulting from assault at the workplace occurred in healthcare and social service settings. In 2014, a survey found that 76% of nurses have experienced verbal or physical abuse from patients and visitors.
NPSF Announces 2017 Stand Up for Patient Safety Management Award Honorees
Earlier today, the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) announced the recipients of the 2017 Stand Up for Patient Safety Management Awards.
Medicare Failed To Investigate Suspicious Infection Cases From 96 Hospitals
Almost 100 hospitals reported suspicious data on dangerous infections to Medicare officials, but the agency did not follow up or examine any of the cases in depth, according to a report by the Health and Human Services inspector general’s office.
You’ve Got Harm
For 11 months, two AHS hospitals tried out an automated system called the Automated All-Cause Harm Trigger System (ACHTS). The system’s software uses 41 algorithms to monitor electronic medical records (EMR) for signs that harm has befallen a patient, with flagged charts sent to a reviewer to examine. By the end of the study, the ACHTS caught 2,696 cases of patient harm, compared to the 132 harms caught using the old sampling method.
Transparency and Termination Notices; CMS Proposes Changes for Accreditation Organizations
Early this April, CMS sent out a memo with big proposals for accreditation. If passed, the proposed rule would require accrediting organizations (AO) to make their survey reports publicly available and publish termination notices somewhere other than in local newspapers.
Lucian Leape Institute Announces Safety Culture & Technology Innovator Awards
Nominations are now open for the National Patient Safety Foundation’s Lucian Leape Institute Medtronic Safety Culture & Technology Innovator Awards. This award program, in its inaugural year, will recognize initiatives that drive successful implementation of technology through culture change in healthcare.
How Much Should Hospital Trustees Know About Patient Safety?
They think they know a lot, research shows. But patient safety professionals are not as confident in trustee knowledge.
Right Dose, Right Drug: WHO Challenges Hospitals To Cut Med Errors In Half
Worldwide, medication errors cause at least one death per day and cost an estimated $43 billion annually (1% of global health expenditures). In the U.S. alone, 1.3 million people are injured annually due to medication errors. All these errors are potentially avoidable, says the WHO, so long as the right systems and procedures are put into action.
NPSF and DAISY Foundation Announce 2017 Honorees
The National Patient Safety Foundation along with The Daisy Foundation have announced the winners of the 2017 National Patient Safety Foundation DAISY Awards for Extraordinary Nurses. The award, a derivative of The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, places special emphasis on patient and workforce safety.