It was a long year of big changes; some unexpected, some you saw coming miles away. To help you find what you need, we’ve created our annual PSMJ Index of all this year’s articles and links. We hope you find this helpful in the upcoming year and we look forward to keeping you up to date on all...
Editor’s note: The following is a lightly edited Q&A with Craig Deao, MHA, senior leader at Studer Group, on the role of patient engagement in care quality.
PSMJ: How big a role does patient engagement have in care quality? Deao...
According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), approximately 8 million American healthcare workers are potentially exposed to hazardous drugs each year. And in May, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report critical of CMS surveyors’...
There’s been a flood of different measures and metrics in recent years. CMS, Joint Commission, hospital organizations, and vendors each have their own way of calculating a hospital’s ranking and improving patient care.
While hospitals are already expected to conduct certain surveys by...
