Sometimes I'll miss something interesting on the first go-round and find out about it later, which is the case with my current read Surf While You Can, by retired US Navy captain Brett Crozier.
It seems lately that I have spending a fair amount of time on regional jets, which because they tend not have TV screens in the set backs, prompts me to read.
As is periodically the case, I will hear from friends who are bearing questions about this, that, or the other thing. In this particular instance, the question revolved around providing education to staff regarding the appropriate response to surgical fires.
As I think I’ve noted once or twice over the last little while, I’ve been spending a fair amount of time rummaging around above the ceilings of quality organizations all over the country.
While the healthcare environment is very much its own "thing," there are certain universal risks that can come into play in any workplace (some more than others, but it's important to embrace the universal). These fundamental risks include:
I’ve been ruminating a bit about how AI is going to impact safety operations. I think there’s probably going to be some kind of benefit, maybe managing deficiencies more efficiently.
When it comes down to compliance in the healthcare physical environment, the “true” Authority Having Jurisdiction resides with the folks at CMS, in all their glory.
As an old EVS hand, I am always fascinated by the improvements in cleaning methods, including the introduction of new equipment. I still remember the days of cotton mops and buffing machines and pouring packets of chemicals into spray bottles and adding water—I am like cleaning Cro-magnon.
While Alfred, Lord Tennyson opined that “in the spring, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love,” spring, for certain safety professionals (I won’t characterize based on age, but I suspect you know who you are) means lists of what could have (and, often, did) go wrong in the world...
