Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, critical care nurses (CCN) were experiencing alarmingly high levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and poor physical health—factors that correlated with an increase in self-reported medical errors, according to a new study by The Ohio State University...
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, critical care nurses (CCN) were experiencing alarmingly high levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and poor physical health—factors that correlated with an increase in self-reported medical errors, according to a new study by The Ohio State University...
Although observations showed a 90% hand hygiene compliance across the health system where he is director of quality, Bill Cox, RN, CPPS, CPHQ, was skeptical. “I would say, ‘How are we at 90% when I see many gaps across the 15 hospitals?’ ” he says. Cox decided to trial a cloud-based electronic...
CMS pre-published an interim final rule today that sets COVID-19 vaccine requirements for long-term care (LTC) facilities, and is seeking comment to expand the rules to other types of providers.
CMS pre-published an interim final rule today that sets COVID-19 vaccine requirements for long-term care (LTC) facilities, and is seeking comment to expand the rules to other types of providers.
As the public health emergency (PHE) winds down, resist the urge to return to the way you did things before the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in your outlying clinics and ambulatory care sites.
Identify the creative solutions to workflow, hand hygiene, and personal protective equipment (...
As the public health emergency (PHE) winds down, resist the urge to return to the way you did things before the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in your outlying clinics and ambulatory care sites.
Identify the creative solutions to workflow, hand hygiene, and personal protective equipment (...
How important is maintaining high reliability organization (HRO) principles and values during a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic? Can a clinic or hospital reasonably become an HRO when dealing with a global emergency? And with the end of the pandemic on the horizon, will healthcare...
