A New Look, Nickname, and Expanded Content
Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare and its family of products in print and online has a new look. In our print publication, we also have a fresh approach to news items, and better integration with related offerings at www.psqh.com. We’ll continue to publish the eNews Alert twice each month.
The most obvious change across all elements of the publication is the prominence of PSQH on the masthead. We who work on the publication have always used the acronym as a nickname, and with the new design, acknowledge that P-S-Q-H rolls off the tongue more easily than the full name. That said, the editorial focus of the publication and its website will continue to be trained on patient safety and quality healthcare — concerns that have evolved over the years and which continue to pose a significant challenge for everyone engaged in healthcare.
All articles published in the print version of PSQH are also available online in a digital version that’s available through a link on www.psqh.com and by subscription at www.psqh.com/subscriptions. All articles are also available and searchable online. We have begun to compile PSQH articles under topic areas, beginning with fall prevention, medication safety, and barcoding, which appear under Topics, at the right-hand end of the menu bar on the home page.
Social media continue to gain momentum as more and more people use these tools to stay in touch with friends, colleagues, family, as well as with trusted news sources, organizations, and companies. PSQH currently participates in a number of social media. On Twitter, www.twitter.com/PSQHnews is tightly focused on news about the publication, with links to recently published articles and top news items about patient safety. At www.twitter.com/SusanCarr, I expand news about PSQH and patient safety with wider coverage of healthcare news, conferences, journalism, and writing.
We strive continually to improve PSQH in print and online. Please let me know at susancarr@psqh.com if you have feedback or suggestions.