The challenges facing infection preventionists (IP) were already immense before the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year. Now the demand for their expertise is higher than ever, says Devin Jopp, EdD, MS, who was...
The coronavirus pandemic has led many healthcare workers, particularly women with children, to consider leaving the workforce or reducing work hours, a recent study found.
In March 2020, 42% of U.S. workers transitioned to working from home. It is likely that employed women faced greater...
Of 100 nurses surveyed—50 nurse leaders and 50 frontline nurses—in February, 86% said they leave procedures to hunt for supplies at least occasionally, according to the report. Some 25% said they don’t always check product expiration or recall information, which increases risk of patient safety...
The U.S. has wrestled with the demons of the opioid epidemic for decades, and even a global pandemic can’t stop that. But so much has changed during the past year in terms of healthcare. The use of opioids, both appropriate and inappropriate, has appeared to change too, sometimes in surprising...
Be aware that as COVID-19 cases decline and vaccination rates climb, the emergency waivers and measures approved to get through the public health emergency will be changing.
Differences in the quality of hospitals that Black and White patients access are a driver of patient safety disparities between Black and White patients, a ...
There are golden opportunities to improve patient safety and patient experience at healthcare organizations, a new top executive at Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Spectrum Health says.
Spectrum Health has hired James Moses, MD, MPH, to serve as senior vice president of...
To help combat drug-resistant bacteria, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) has published a new toolkit for improving antimicrobial stewardship. The toolkit, which also addresses COVID-19 considerations, offers an overview of the challenges organizations face in this...
