Hospital projects have slowed throughout the pandemic as construction supplies and worker shortages, along with infection control mandates, have hindered progress nationwide. As the pandemic begins to wane and projects pick up speed, Healthcare Safety Leader went to experts to ask about...
The focus on maternal healthcare is intensifying. CMS is exploring using new Conditions of Participation (CoP) and quality measures to push hospitals to improve maternal health outcomes, while The Joint Commission (TJC) is proposing a new advanced certification in perinatal care.
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a great many things for healthcare, but it may have a particularly lasting impact on infection prevention programs. As the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology commented in a statement, “The pandemic has highlighted the need to strengthen infection prevention and...
Ask any healthcare executive to name the biggest issue that will demand their attention in 2022, and the response will be staffing shortages and their impact on patient safety. Those focused on improving care quality might consider how key trends will play out and the impact of current industry...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 4
Nurses on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic suffered overwhelmingly from "moral distress," says a new study from researchers at DePaul University’s School of Nursing in Chicago. The study's purpose was to qualitatively describe the emotions experienced by U.S. nurses during the initial...
