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Sentinel Events & Patient Safety: The Disturbing Data, Part I

Readiness Rounds

After looking at and digesting the data, one thing is very clear: hospitals, by and large, have not embraced a culture of safety or come to the realization that any occurrence of patient harm is absolutely unacceptable. Where are the consumer watchdogs for healthcare? If not, here’s the link: [link].

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National Patient Safety Awareness Week: March 13 – 19, 2022

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Patient Safety Awareness Week is an annual recognition event intended to encourage everyone to learn more about health care safety. At IHI, we believe patient safety needs to be addressed within a public health framework. million deaths.

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AMA, Brigham and Women's, Joint Commission target equity, quality & safety

Healthcare It News

The American Medical Association this week, along with Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Joint Commission, announced the launch of a new learning network to help U.S. health systems approach their quality improvement and patient safety practices with health equity top of mind. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Uncovering the Hidden Cybersecurity Risk: Implanted Medical Devices

HIT Consultant

Last year, there were 249 healthcare related ransomware attacks reported to the FBI Crime Center alone, not counting those that slipped under the radar, and far more than any other critical infrastructure sector. Yet, a critical threat is hiding mostly out of sight—the cybersecurity risk of implanted medical devices.

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Newsletter, July 2023

Patient Safety Movement

Don Berwick—one of the original giants in patient safety and a founding member of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement—gave an inspiring keynote address. Hospital-acquired infections, misdiagnoses, medication errors—these are process errors and have been significantly reduced by some healthcare systems.

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Dr. Burnout – The 2021 Medscape Physician Burnout & Suicide Report

Health Populi

When the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) developed the concept of the Triple Aim in 2007, it was founded on three pillars: enhancing patient experience, improving population health, and lowering per capita health care costs. Four in ten U.S. As we consider re-investing in the U.S.

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A Practical Approach to CMS 2025 Age-Friendly Measures

Readiness Rounds

How Will CMS 2025 Affect My Hospital? How Can We Improve Quality and Patient Outcomes? What Are the Steps for Integration into Quality Improvement? How Can We Improve Data Management and Staff Training? How Can We Address What Matters to Patients? How Can We Improve Mobility for Older Adults?