Be aware that as COVID-19 cases decline and vaccination rates climb, the emergency waivers and measures approved to get through the public health emergency will be changing.
Differences in the quality of hospitals that Black and White patients access are a driver of patient safety disparities between Black and White patients, a ...
There are golden opportunities to improve patient safety and patient experience at healthcare organizations, a new top executive at Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Spectrum Health says.
Spectrum Health has hired James Moses, MD, MPH, to serve as senior vice president of...
To help combat drug-resistant bacteria, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) has published a new toolkit for improving antimicrobial stewardship. The toolkit, which also addresses COVID-19 considerations, offers an overview of the challenges organizations face in this...
The Joint Commission releases its 2020 sentinel event report: patient falls, unintentional retention of foreign objects, suicides, delays in treatment, and wrong surgery are once again the top patient safety problems.
Nursing executives experiencing stress and fatigue from COVID-19 are getting relief, in the form of time off and workload help, from interim executives to provide the break they need to avoid burnout.
Much of the burnout discussion has focused on frontline and direct care nursing staff,...
Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW) 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 during these trying times. We highlighted some of...
