We live in a world full of polls and trends and all manners of things that represent themselves as manifestations of "how things are going." When I was coming up through the ranks, the closest thing I ever received to management training was a sense of the approach known as "management by...
Depending on the complexity, patient volumes, etc. of your organization, be prepare to see more Life Safety (LS) surveyor days, as the survey process will be including an LS visit for any location in which care is provided under your hospital's CMS Certification Number (CCN)
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.
