Gratitude is one of the most powerful forces that move an organization forward. It requires little to no increase in spending, increases employee engagement, decreases workforce stress and burnout, and rewards the giver as much as the receiver. This is an excerpt from an article in the monthly...
A new Government Accountability Office report examining the first three years of Hospital Value-based Purchasing program found modest financial benefits for hospitals and no apparent change in quality of care.
Burnout drains organizations of their mission and leads to costly and sometimes lethal consequences. Quint Studer, in his new book Healing Physician Burnout, defines burnout as a progressive loss of idealism, energy, and purpose. The good news is that while the problem of burnout may appear...
Massachusetts General Hospital agreed to pay $2.3 million as part of a settlement over allegations that its shoddy drug supply controls led to employees stealing pain medication.
A new Sentinel Event Alert (SEA) issued by The Joint Commission this week urges healthcare facilities to take action to prevent falls and fall-related injuries.
The topic of alarm hazards has crowned ECRI's top 10 list of health technology hazards for the last four years. It's no wonder: Spend any amount of time in a hospital, either as an employee or a visitor, and you are bound to be greeted by a barrage of beeps, various alarms, and other sounds....
A new report from Health Quality Ontario and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute details 15 preventable events that should never happen in a hospital.
In the wake of recent outbreaks related to contaminated devices, the Food and Drug Administration last week issued new safety recommendations for healthcare facilities that reprocess flexible bronchoscopes.
When The Joint Commission released its list of the five most-cited standards for the first half of 2015, it was not surprising that infection control, specifically IC.02.02.01 (reduction of infection risk from equipment, devices, and supplies), jumped into the second spot. This is an excerpt...
