Is Unprofessional Conduct Poisoning Your Care Teams and Clinician-Patient Relationships?
Between high rates of burnout and intensifying workplace violence incidents, having clear, professional communication between physicians and patients is more important than ever.
Leapfrog Ruling Raises Strategic Questions for Hospital CFOs
According to the ruling, the organization assigned the lowest possible scores on several safety measures when hospitals did not participate in the survey, a practice the judge said had “no scientific basis” and ultimately misrepresented hospital safety.
Boosting Clinician Engagement Is Essential for Improving Operational Performance. Here’s Why.
According to a literature review published by BMC Health Services Research, physician engagement was found to boost operational performance in four areas: quality and safety, patient outcomes and experience, efficiency and costs, and staff satisfaction.
Patient Safety Awareness Week 2026 Resources
Patient Safety Awareness Week is coming to a close, but the focus on patient safety and healthcare quality will continue on as always. Thanks to all the dedicated professionals who work in healthcare organizations to provide top-notch care. We highlighted some of these efforts this week and will continue to do so.
PSQH Quick Poll 2026: Taking the Pulse of Patient Safety
As part of PSQH’s celebration of Patient Safety Awareness Week, we decided to reach out to our readers with a few questions to find out the state of patient safety efforts in 2025. The survey had a total of 127 respondents.
PAs Want to Be Called Physician Associates. Physicians Are Resisting.
The American Academy of Physician Associates is determined to see the title of physician assistants changed to physician associates across the country.
Strikes Drag Down Job Growth, Forcing Hospital CEOs to Confront Workforce Tensions
For hospital CEOs, these strikes reveal deeper workforce tensions that can affect retention, recruitment, and organizational culture even after a contract dispute ends.
How AI Can Assist with Workload Balance for Nurses
At UCSF Health, the organization implemented an AI-powered tool to support nurses and give them a bird’s eye view of their units on one screen. Nurses can see patient assignments by nurse and get a better understanding of workload balance across the units.
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Registry Predicts Risks for Cardiovascular Patients
Information collected in the database includes patient demographic data such as age and weight, patient circumstances such as whether a patient is on a ventilator, and types of patient procedures such as diagnostic heart catheterization. The data is then used to create a point system that produces a risk score for patients undergoing certain types of procedures in a cath lab.
Maternal Safety Strategy: Why More Hospitals Are Turning to the OB Hospitalist Model
New data from OB Hospitalist Group suggests that hospitals using a dedicated OB hospitalist model may see measurable improvements in maternal and infant outcomes, including reductions in severe maternal morbidity, preterm births, and C-section rates.