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Build Safety Culture During Patient Safety Awareness Week

Relias

How’s your organization doing in keeping your patients safe? Patient Safety Awareness Week is March 13-19, 2022, so it’s a good time to ask this question and make an honest assessment of where you stand. What is Patient Safety Awareness Week? hospitals each year as a result of preventable medical errors.

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The Benefits Of Taking A Break

Scrubs

It’s ironic that those entrusted to keep the rest of us comfortable, rested, and fed aren’t afforded the same courtesy—especially in a field where nurse fatigue and patient safety are so closely linked. A group of nurses at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle did just that recently. Nurses tend to prioritize others’ needs.

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7 Ways Private Equity Hospitals Can Improve Patient Safety

Performance Health

Private equity hospitals are a notable trend in healthcare, reshaping medical care by bringing significant capital for efficiency and profitability. While these acquisitions infuse much-needed financial resources, concerns exist about potential impacts on patient care and staff working conditions.

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National Patient Safety Goals Depend on Good Communication

Relias

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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Nursing Leadership: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

Relias

Good nursing leadership improves patient outcomes, reduces medical errors, and improves staff retention — benefiting patients and healthcare organizations. 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.

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5 Areas of Focus for Clinical Operators

EvidenceCare

On a recent episode of The Better Care Podcast, Dr. Brian Fengler, Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of EvidenceCare , had a conversation with Dr. Miguel Benet, Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations at CHS (Community Health Systems). Company-wide engagement, patience, and a solid foundation of safety science.

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Primary care news round-up (26th September to 2nd October 2024)

Practice Index

Practices urged to adopt new patient safety measures Practices in England are being encouraged to adopt new measures to protect patient safety. NHS England wants practices to appoint patient safety leads and to use a Learn from Patient Safety Events service to record incidents of harm.