Today, healthcare providers are primed and ready to embrace a culture of safety and quality. Within the last decade, we have seen an increasing movement toward value-based care, more initiatives within hospitals dedicated to patient safety, and more appointments of doctors to the C-suite: a key...
With greater burden on staff and a rising shortage of personnel, organizations are turning to technology to alleviate the stressors that are driving staff away or preventing them from practicing at the top of their license. One way they’re accomplishing this is automating tasks wherever possible...
Medical error prevention is a complex problem without a simple “one-size-fits-all” solution. However, there are some things that healthcare organizations can do.
How does your medical staff team handle a situation in which a physician with documented red flags resigns during an investigation or prior to an investigation?
Infection prevention and control is fundamental to providing safe and high-quality patient care. A poor infection control program can result in increased rates of infections, significant illness, and death, and raise the likelihood of multidrug-resistant bacteria.
Most organizations agree that ending avoidable disparities and harm in healthcare is not just a social concern, but a patient safety one as well—one that will require strong, engaged, and committed leadership.
At the end of the IHI’s presentation, viewers were able to ask some leadership...
The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the accelerated uptake of technology, says Patty Hayward, vice president of strategy, healthcare, and life sciences with ...
Platinum members: We have added two new eBooks to your library. Look for the "Resources" tab at the top of the Accreditation and Quality Compliance Center website, and then select "E-Books." The following...
Don’t miss your chance to be heard! To help us ensure that we continue to deliver a solution that best meets the needs of our valued customers like you, we hope that you can spare 5-10 minutes to complete our 2023 ...
Workplace security. Life safety compliance. HIPAA privacy and security. They’re all intertwined with a common goal: safety for healthcare employees and patients.
With that, we’re providing some HIPAA compliance tips, data, and information from regulators as we work toward a new year.
