The Joint Commission releases its 2020 sentinel event report: patient falls, unintentional retention of foreign objects, suicides, delays in treatment, and wrong surgery are once again the top patient safety problems.
Nursing executives experiencing stress and fatigue from COVID-19 are getting relief, in the form of time off and workload help, from interim executives to provide the break they need to avoid burnout.
Much of the burnout discussion has focused on frontline and direct care nursing staff,...
Today’s healthcare system is hallmarked by complexity. The configuration of day-to-day healthcare practice varies considerably, depending on the type and level of care administered. Anyone familiar enough with different types and levels of care can attest to the general informality with which...
Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW) is coming to a close, but the focus on patient safety and healthcare quality will continue on as always. Thanks to all the dedicated professionals who work in healthcare organizations to provide top-notch care during these trying times. We highlighted some of...
Although hospital service volumes decreased significantly in 2020, health system leaders expect most service volumes to rebound by 2022, a new survey found.
Particularly during the early phase of the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare providers experienced sharp declines in service...
I guess this week’s entry (as it appears that Spring is actually going to spring) falls into the “a little bit of this, a little bit of that” category;...
By the end of the study, Truman reported that its patient outcomes had improved, low-harm errors were being reported more often, and that quality improvement education had become self-sustaining within the facility.
What does it take to turn an already well-performing hospital into a high reliability organization (HRO)? In 2016, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) decided to undertake a three-year project to find out.
For the project, they used the high reliability hospital (HRH) model developed...
