Clashing interests and ethics can undermine the integrity of medical staff tasks, create financial disputes between a healthcare institution and the physicians who practice there, disrupt key governance processes, cause rifts that jeopardize patient care, and, in extreme cases, result in costly...
Earlier this year, we sent out our 2017 Accreditation Professional Salary Survey to professionals in the quality and accreditation field. Our goal was to get a screenshot
of the accreditation field: money, tasks, education, and work experience.
In healthcare, the words “Immediate Jeopardy” carry roughly the same meaning as “my brakes aren’t working,” “why is the tiger enclosure empty?”...Read More »
People can grow used to anything, even alarms. Such is the danger of alarm fatigue; when excessive and nuisance alerts cause healthcare staff to...Read More »
Editor’s note: By the time the general public hears about an impaired clinician, whether it’s a nurse, technician, or physician, it’s usually...Read More »
With a nationally and federally driven emphasis on transparency, public reporting of key performance metrics, and mandated requirements to improve...Read More »
