Here are the Biggest Workforce Challenges in Nursing in 2024
Nurse leaders have had many challenges to face this year as the nursing shortage continues. CNOs and other healthcare executives have been brainstorming ideas for addressing this shortage as well as disruptors such as AI and virtual care.
The Exec: How to Recruit and Retain Physicians
A generational change in physicians must be recognized in recruitment efforts, according to Bozek. CMOs need to make sure there is a good work-life balance for the workforce. Physician candidates need to know that leadership understands that family is important and outside-work activities are important.
The Exec: Inova Health System Launches Ambitious Patient Care Initiative
Inova Health System has launched an ambitious initiative to transform how patients connect with the organization as well as establish care pathways for clinical conditions, according to John Moynihan, MD, president and chief of clinical enterprise at the health system.
The Exec: Arthur Pancioli Focuses on High Reliability at UC Health
Arthur Pancioli, MD, assumed the role of senior vice president and chief clinical officer at UC Health in August. Prior to taking on his new position, he was chief transformation officer of the health system. This year, UC Health launched an initiative to become a high reliability organization.
HLTH Gave Healthcare Leaders A Chance to Look Beyond the Curtain
AI governance is, of course, a separate conversation, and one that many healthcare execs should be following. Healthcare organizations are embracing AI so rapidly that they’re in many cases making the rules on the fly, while collaborative efforts like CHAI and TRAIN are playing catch-up with standards and best practices.
International Infection Prevention Week Resources from PSQH
As International Infection Prevention Week wraps up, we want to thank infection preventionists for all the hard work they do every day. And thanks to BioVigil and Inovalon for sponsoring the week’s activities. In Friday’s issue of Patient Safety & Quality Insider, we’re recapping the content we ran this week for IIPW.
PSQH Quick Poll 2024: Taking the Pulse of Infection Prevention Efforts
As part of PSQH’s celebration of International Infection Prevention Week, we decided to reach out to our readers with a few questions to find out the state of infection prevention efforts. The Quick Poll had a total of 146 respondents. Thanks to sponsors BioVigil and Inovalon.
How CMOs Can Combat Workplace Violence
Healthcare organizations carry a heavy workplace violence burden, with about three-quarters of U.S. workplace assaults occurring in healthcare settings, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Workplace violence is prevalent in emergency departments—78% of emergency physicians have reported being targets of workplace violence in the prior 12 months.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 115 – How Hospitals Are Improving Hand Hygiene Practices
On episode 115 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Emily Landon, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago, talks about how hospitals are improving their hand hygiene practices. This episode is sponsored by BioVigil and Inovalon and presented as part of International Infection Prevention Week.
5 Crucial Questions Shaping the Future of Infection Prevention
A Q&A with Jennifer Cordell, MEd, CIC, Infection Prevention Manager at Inovalon By Inovalon How has the field of infection prevention evolved in recent years, and what new challenges are emerging as we approach 2025? Infection prevention has evolved significantly, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. The focus has shifted from infection control to proactive risk … Continued