Relias

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

While most healthcare organizations have eight-hour shifts, many hospitals have relied on 12-hour shifts since the 1970s. But the effect of long nurse work hours on patient safety is an area of concern. With a projected shortfall of over 200,000 nurses by 2030 , hospitals can’t afford to lose staff members.

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Relias

JANUARY 23, 2023

Elise Valdes, PhD, is the primary author; I am maternal patient safety lead; and my colleague, Rola Aamar, PhD, is one of the leads in behavioral health at Relias. Our study examined results of a survey of both acute care and behavioral health team members who worked with pregnant and post-pregnant patients.

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Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As the true lifeblood of healthcare delivery, nurses are central to patient care, from long-term and public health to acute care and home health. In the interest of our profession ’ s growth, we paint an expansive picture for those who think of nursing as solely hospital based.

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Relias

JUNE 6, 2024

Key competencies and attributes of nurse leaders include the following: Understands the correlation between a strong team and high levels of patient quality and safety. Encourages feedback and works to solve problems related to patient care, patient safety, budget, and staffing.

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Relias

JANUARY 19, 2024

Managing hundreds of regulations that inform your post-acute care organization’s compliance requirements is complex. This integration helps embed compliance into the organizational culture, minimizing the risk of non-compliance and supporting the delivery of safe, effective, and patient-centric care.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Shelise Valentine, RNC, MSN, C-EFM, CPPS, CPHRM, is the Director of Clinical Education, Healthcare Risk Advisors, part of TDC Group and chairs nursing, co-chairs obstetric and simulation initiatives, and directs risk management and obstetric education for insured hospital clients to improve patient safety and reduce malpractice risk.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Transformational leadership, the preferred management style of Magnet®-designated hospitals, has been shown to transform teams to higher levels of practice. A study in Belgium found that transformational leadership exerts a significant positive impact on the safety performance of nurses.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The evolution of patient safety: From awareness to action The journey toward high reliability in healthcare gained momentum more than two decades ago with the release of the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) landmark report, To Err is Human (1999), which revealed shocking statistics about preventable deaths in hospitals.

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Relias

APRIL 28, 2023

Guidance on CMS websites includes quality measures focused on preventing pressure injuries and maintaining skin integrity in various settings such as hospitals , nursing homes , inpatient rehabilitation facilities , home health , and more.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

For example: In 2023, A Pennsylvania jury awarded $183 million to the family of a boy born with severe brain injuries due to a delayed C-section at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Breakdowns in communication — Effective communication is the backbone of patient safety.

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Relias

DECEMBER 8, 2022

You are a mid-level leader at “Friendly Hospital,” a large healthcare organization. In our example, Friendly Hospital had previously achieved and maintained a five-star HCAHPS rating for several years, both overall and in patient surveys. During the pandemic, the hospital was hit hard by regional staffing and supply shortages.

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Relias

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Research indicated that training would be more effective in smaller doses — with a skills focus instead of lecture focus, with simulations instead of reading, and at the worksite with entire teams instead of in a workshop for only one or two providers from a hospital. women of childbearing age live in maternity care deserts.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 19, 2023

Am I still the same person?’” Every Path Is Different Sandra Nosek, MSN, RN , has been a nurse for over 30 years with experience in management, staff development, QA wound care, long-term critical acute care, hospice, and skilled nursing facilities. The priority with every nurse is to ensure patient safety.

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DropStat

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For example, in acute care hospitals, where responsibility for operational safety is most critical, labor statistics show that about 70% of organizations employ a CMIO. A CMIO has a significant impact on healthcare organizations by increasing efficiency, safety, and technological mobility in using health informatics.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Improving staff retention could pay off in terms of an increased capacity to deliver care. Depending on your location, reducing turnover by just 1% can save the average hospital $262,300 per year. 5 – Consider arrangements with other care facilities and organizations.

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Relias

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Outcome measures — How does a healthcare organization positively or negatively impact the health status of its patient population? For example, what are the rates of satisfactory outcomes, surgical complications, or hospital-acquired infections? The importance of data collection for measuring health care quality.

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Relias

OCTOBER 28, 2022

A well-designed care coordination process benefits patients, providers, and payer organizations. Improved care quality and patient safety, reduced readmissions and ER visits, and lower healthcare costs are just some of the positive outcomes of effective care coordination. Increased scrutiny in hospices.

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Relias

OCTOBER 14, 2022

According to the report, Nowhere To Go: Maternity Care Deserts Across the U.S. more than 146,000 babies were born in maternity care deserts, which the report defines as a county with: A lack of maternity care resources. No hospitals or birth centers offering obstetric care. No obstetric providers.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It is sometimes difficult to perceive the impact of an illness or hospitalization on a patient’s life. Patient safety-mindedness A nurse candidate’s first concern should be patient safety. Tell me about a time when you were able to step into another person’s shoes to understand how they were feeling.

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Relias

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Not long ago, city bystanders would erupt in applause during shift changes as healthcare providers exited and entered hospitals. Hospital systems may be taking employees for granted when they launch major marketing and public outreach programs or initiate billion-dollar renovations during a staffing crisis. Stressful work environment.

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Arkenea

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Patient portal development is one such shift that has heralded a novel era of patient engagement in the healthcare industry. According to a report published by Chime, 83 percent of acute care organizations stated high use of patient portals by users in 2021, as compared to 74 percent in 2020.

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Relias

JULY 14, 2022

Lora Sparkman, MHA, RN, BSN, Partner, Patient Safety and Quality at ReliasAlarmingly, the maternal mortality rate in the U.S. Hospitals and health systems have targeted their approaches to these issues and others to help reduce complications through adherence to evidence-based clinical protocols and reducing variation in care.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JULY 14, 2022

CMS proposed to adopt a Total Nursing Hours per Resident Day Staffing measure beginning Fiscal Year 2026, citing the impact of nurse staffing on patient outcomes and quality of care. CMS’s Report found that the level of nurse staffing is associated with patient safety, patient functional status, and patient experience.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

These attributes (and others) can translate to greater improvements in patient safety. Transformational leadership is especially effective in health care because it emphasizes teamwork and everyone’s ability to step up as a leader when needed. What is transformational leadership?

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Relias

JULY 20, 2023

The new measures included the Birthing-Friendly hospital designation to help reduce maternal mortality and morbidity. This would involve putting resources into place prior to discharging the patient — not just checking a box. Collaborative care models can save lives. What is in the Maternity Care Action Plan? Sadly, U.S.

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Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2024

With Epic in 38% of acute care hospitals (as of May 2024), their vision of democratizing and validating health AI will also help scale that easy-button for care. Per their press release , TRAIN aims to “operationalize responsible AI principles to improve the quality, safety and trustworthiness of AI in health.”

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Relias

MAY 19, 2023

But effective nurse management is critical for hospitals and health systems because it is a primary driver of a nursing team’s motivation, performance, and job satisfaction. Nurse management is a profession requiring special training, skills, and characteristics. A great nurse is not automatically a great nurse leader.

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