In 2023, the National Center for Health Statistics’ National Health Interview Survey reported that 24.3% of adults had chronic pain and 8.5% of adults had high-impact chronic pain. These patients require careful pain management regimens.
Healthcare providers often find themselves on the receiving end of verbal, emotional, or physical abuse at work. Despite making up only 10% of the workforce, healthcare workers experience 48% of nonfatal injuries due to workplace violence (WPV). While the drivers and causes of violence are...
This is part two of our interview with Jeffrey Boord, MD, MPH, chief quality and safety officer at Parkview Health in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Along with two other doctors, he spoke at the 2024 Institute for Healthcare Improvement Forum on ways to improve diabetes care models.
Effective communication is essential for ensuring patient safety and quality care. The Joint Commission reports that communication failures are among the most frequent causes of harmful medical errors. Not surprisingly, these errors can lead to poor patient outcomes such as misdiagnoses, patient...
Tens of millions of Americans are either diabetic or prediabetic, making the diagnosis and treatment of this chronic health issue crucial for the well-being of patients everywhere. While there are a number of barriers to diabetes care that healthcare providers can’t change, there are things that...
During the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI) 2024 forum, three doctors gave an in-depth presentation on one of the biggest chronic health issues in the U.S.—diabetes.
The COVID-19 pandemic posed unprecedented challenges for hospitals, disrupting patient safety initiatives and straining healthcare systems. However, the American Hospital Association (AHA), just released a new report, New Analysis Shows Hospitals Improving Performance on Key Patient Safety...
In the CDC’s most recent progress report on healthcare-associated infections (HAI), the agency found that between 2022 and 2023, there were major decreases in central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), ventilator-associated...
According to the CDC’s November 21, 2024, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), vaccination rates among nursing home and long-term care residents are low.
The role of a health equity officer (HEO) is to steward equity in a healthcare facility and ensure care quality regardless of a patient’s ethnicity, wealth, sexuality, or age.
