In my mind’s eye, I always think that I’ve covered certain topics in posts gone by (and I suspect this is one of those recurring risk assessment themes), but some things just don’t seem to go away.
This is the second part of our interview with Sean G. Kaufman, CEO and founding partner of the lab safety company Safer Behaviors, on cultural challenges in the laboratory setting and how to fix them.
Only 31% of physicians believe their workplace culture prioritizes their well-being, according to a recent survey by the Physician Foundation. This represents a 5% decline from a year ago.
Predictably, 58% of physicians reported often having feelings of burnout. This is the third year in...
Environmentally sustainable healthcare is not only a patient safety issue but can also save hospitals money in the long run, said executives with The Joint Commission (TJC) in introducing a new certification program during its annual Executive Briefing, held September 20.
Halloween is almost upon us, followed by a two-month holiday season starting with Thanksgiving and going through New Year’s. That means it’s time to review your holiday decorating policy, update it as needed, and educate new staff and veterans on what they can and cannot do.
Substance abuse and addiction are some of humanity’s oldest public health challenges. Much has been learned about the causes and treatment of substance abuse in the 8,000 years since Sumerians wrote opium prescriptions on clay tablets, and alcoholic beverages were brewed in the Yellow River...
It doesn’t take a lot to make a culture, but in the laboratory or clinic it takes a great deal of work to make a culture into a safety culture. Even when two facilities have the same polices and rules, there are still differences in leadership, personalities, methods, and expectations—all of...
There are one or two takeaways from the recent CMS approval of our friends from Chicago to continue accrediting critical access hospitals that gave me pause.
The idea of tackling climate change can seem immense, particularly for an already overworked healthcare staff, but breaking down sources of healthcare greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and setting reasonable goals for each makes it possible.
