Inform, reassure, and reduce anxiety during COVID-19

August 4, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 32
Behavioral health, Burnout, COVID-19, Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention

Here are areas where your facility can work to ease patients’ safety concerns during the pandemic. They come from Colleen McCrory, MBA,...Read More »

Money woes and distance: Patient stressors during the COVID-19 era

August 4, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 9
Behavioral health, Burnout, COVID-19, Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention

As of this writing, the novel 2019 coronavirus has infected over 4.6 million Americans and killed over 155,000. Unemployment is at its highest...Read More »

Physician Fatigue Linked to Electronic Health Record Use

July 21, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 30
Burnout, Data Tracking, Medication Management, Staff safety

Most physicians experience fatigue working with electronic health records (EHRs) for as little as 22 minutes, a recent ...Read More »

How to Reduce Anxiety and Burnout at Primary Care Practices

July 14, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 29
Burnout, Staff safety, Suicide Prevention

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Worker wellness: Stress reduction and mental health

May 19, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 6
Behavioral health, Burnout, COVID-19, Staff safety

The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the U.S. healthcare system in ways not seen in modern times, as floods of patients have overwhelmed hospitals and...Read More »

How to support the mental health of your healthcare workers

April 28, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 5
Burnout, COVID-19, Leadership, Staff safety

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the mental health needs of healthcare workers should not be overlooked, a disaster...Read More »

Joint Commission portal addresses nurse burnout

February 25, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 3
Accreditation, Behavioral health, Burnout, Joint Commission, Leadership

In July 2019, the accreditation agency released Quick Safety Issue 50: Developing Resilience to Combat Nurse Burnout, published to help...Read More »

How Yale's flagship hospital determines aging clinicians' fitness to practice

February 25, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 3
Burnout, Leadership, Quality Improvement

Yale New Haven Hospital has developed a two-step assessment process for all clinicians who are at least 70 years old and seeking reappointment to...Read More »

Joint Commission Portal Addresses Nurse Burnout

January 7, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 2
Burnout, Joint Commission, Quality Improvement

It’s not a new problem. According to a 2016 study from the...Read More »

It’s time for healthcare organizations to take ownership of burnout

January 2, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 2
Burnout, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

The World Health Organization has recently defined burnout as an official medical diagnosis.Read More »