Last week we went over advice on how to craft a healthcare or policy message—one meant to alert people to the dangers of a certain disease and offer actions to improve compliance. Public health communications can and have caused confusion, mistrust, and harm when not crafted or implemented...
A health equity initiative launched by the American Medical Association, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, and The Joint Commission is designed to capitalize on peer learning at health systems and hospitals, the president of the AMA says.
Health equity has emerged as a pressing issue in U.S...
Even if your facility does not regularly handle labor and delivery, be sure to include the emergency department (ED) in planning and education to address problems such as maternal hemorrhage and severe hypertension/preeclampsia, as required by the still-new maternal health standards.
Even if your facility does not regularly handle labor and delivery, be sure to include the emergency department (ED) in planning and education to address problems such as maternal hemorrhage and severe hypertension/preeclampsia, as required by the still-new maternal health standards.
Lately it seems that I’ve been running into risk assessments that “feel” more like incomplete thoughts in that all the risks within the assessed environment are not represented.
It’s the 21stcentury, and the importance of communication cannot be understated. Crafting an effective message is key for so many patient safety and accreditation compliance challenges, whether it’s getting staff to follow hand-washing policies, convincing communities to get screened...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 6
May served as Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s also a good reminder to healthcare security professionals that security is paramount when it comes to behavioral and mental health patients throughout a healthcare facility.