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How Transformational Leadership Improves Patient Safety

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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. Collaboration Transformational leaders encourage collaboration and teamwork.

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National Patient Safety Goals Depend on Good Communication

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Patient Safety Awareness Week, sponsored by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement , is the perfect time to review the Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals. For 2023, its list of patient safety goals for hospitals includes the following: Identify patients correctly. Use medicines safely.

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The Nursing Shortage and Patient Safety

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Because of these ongoing trends, healthcare organizations and the nursing community must work collaboratively to find ways to examine the link between the nursing shortage and patient safety. Patient safety is a fundamental goal of all health care. But recruiting is not the only way to help mitigate staffing shortfalls.

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Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

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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. In broad terms, it’s care management through teamwork.

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5 Signs Your Behavioral Health Practice Needs to Regain Centralized Control (And How to Do It)

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Blog Mastering Automated Reminders for Better Patient Engagement Read More Scale Your Existing Practice Scale Your Existing Practice Learn More Fragmented Communication and Collaboration Fragmented communication can impede care coordination and compromise patient safety or security.

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Healthcare Workforce Safety: Nurse Safety and Patient Safety Go Hand in Hand

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­Healthcare workforce safety depends on both nurse safety and patient safety. Patients depend on competent, compassionate care, physical security, and the satisfaction of knowing they’re well cared for. Conversely, inadequate staffing negatively impacts nurse safety and patient safety.

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Healthcare Workforce Safety: Nurse Safety and Patient Safety Go Hand in Hand

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­Healthcare workforce safety depends on both nurse safety and patient safety. Patients depend on competent, compassionate care, physical security, and the satisfaction of knowing they’re well cared for. Conversely, inadequate staffing negatively impacts nurse safety and patient safety.