Patient Safety Blog

MARCH 27, 2024

The purpose of an incident report in nursing is multifaceted and crucial for both patient safety and quality improvement as well as legal documentation. What is the purpose of an incident report in nursing? In this article we’ll tell you all about incident reporting in nursing.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Despite an unwavering commitment to well-being and safety, these facilities are overwhelmed by a growing number of priorities and hampered by a shrinking labor force – which hamstrings their ability to implement a plan for success.

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Patient Safety

DECEMBER 16, 2022

As the journal of the Patient Safety Authority, committed to the vision of “safe healthcare for all patients,” Patient Safety (ISSN 2689-0143) is fully open access and highlights original research, advanced analytics, and hot topics in healthcare. The patient is central to everything we do.

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Patient Safety

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

As the journal of the Patient Safety Authority, committed to the vision of “safe healthcare for all patients,” Patient Safety (ISSN 2689-0143) is fully open access and highlights original research, advanced analytics, and hot topics in healthcare. The patient is central to everything we do.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 20, 2022

health systems approach their quality improvement and patient safety practices with health equity top of mind. 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. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Patient Safety

MARCH 17, 2022

As the journal of the Patient Safety Authority, committed to the vision of “safe healthcare for all patients,” Patient Safety (ISSN 2689-0143) is fully open access and highlights original research, advanced analytics, and hot topics in healthcare. The patient is central to everything we do.

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p3care

MAY 31, 2024

Quality Benchmarks ACOs report on multiple quality measures for the effectiveness of care quality. For instance, patient and caregiver experience, care coordination, and patient safety. Patient Experience Patient satisfaction level and their experiences are necessary components.

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Patient Safety

JANUARY 12, 2022

As the journal of the Patient Safety Authority, committed to the vision of “safe healthcare for all patients,” Patient Safety (ISSN 2641-4716) is fully open access and highlights original research, advanced analytics, and hot topics in healthcare. The patient is central to everything we do.

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Patient Safety

DECEMBER 17, 2021

As the journal of the Patient Safety Authority, committed to the vision of “safe healthcare for all patients,” Patient Safety (ISSN 2689-0143) is fully open access and highlights original research, advanced analytics, and hot topics in healthcare. The patient is central to everything we do.

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Patient Safety

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

As the journal of the Patient Safety Authority, committed to the vision of “safe healthcare for all patients,” Patient Safety (ISSN 2689-0143) is fully open access and highlights original research, advanced analytics, and hot topics in healthcare. The patient is central to everything we do.

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KHN

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

“It’s very hard to capture patient safety with the surveillance methods we currently have,” he said. “CMS is committed to ensuring safety and quality of care for hospital patients through a variety of initiatives,” CMS said. Both it and Cedars-Sinai touted their five-star ratings.

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Patient Safety

JUNE 17, 2021

As the journal of the Patient Safety Authority, committed to the vision of “safe healthcare for all patients,” Patient Safety (ISSN 2689-0143) is fully open access and highlights original research, advanced analytics, and hot topics in healthcare. The patient is central to everything we do.

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Patient Safety

MARCH 17, 2022

This week marks Patient Safety Awareness Week. In this issue, you will find stories of the individuals and teams recognized by the Patient Safety Authority (PSA) in our 2022 I AM Patient Safety Annual Achievement Awards. They are all contributing factors of low reporting.

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Readiness Rounds

DECEMBER 4, 2024

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? What Changes Are Needed in Data Collection and Reporting? What is the 4Ms Framework?

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 17, 2022

today introduced the Quality Care Collaborative (QCC), the first national program that brings together payers, providers, and self-insured employers to support radiology quality improvement initiatives at scale. What You Should Know: – Covera Health, Inc. and Nuance Communications, Inc.

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Patient Safety

MARCH 17, 2022

Here we present a focused review and discussion of tracheostomy-related clinical issues at the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) and a summary of quality and safety improvement efforts related to the care of tracheostomized patients based on responses to locally identified safety opportunities.

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Patient Safety Movement

APRIL 1, 2023

Save the Date: June 1-2, 2023 10th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit The 10-year anniversary marks professionals like you making a significant difference in eliminating preventable medical errors. Patient Safety Leadership Award Recognition Joe Kiani Receives the 2023 Robert L.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 24, 2023

Multi-disciplinary surgical teams are hard-pressed to convene safety huddles (or team briefs)–short meetings that proactively enable them to focus on patient safety, team alignment, and communication. Instead, many teams rely on emails, text messages, and phones calls about each surgery.

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Patient Safety

JANUARY 12, 2022

To prepare for these responsibilities in professional practice, it is important to introduce patient safety principles during educational experiences. These activities support a culture of safety from early training.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 2, 2024

Key Benefits of Birth Connect Improved patient safety: Timely alerts enable early intervention for potential complications. Data-driven quality improvement: Comprehensive data enables healthcare organizations to identify trends and implement targeted interventions.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 17, 2023

It provides guidance for implementing the training modules using a quality improvement (QI) approach. This guide offers ideas and suggestions for overcoming challenges in getting staff to take the modules and for putting the recommended improvement strategies into practice smoothly. Start by viewing the training modules.

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Patient Safety

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Today, September 17, 2021, is World Patient Safety Day. We at the Patient Safety Authority (PSA) commend every healthcare worker who continues to go into work every day tired, angry, afraid, and disheartened to care for those we love. Many ignore the reality and gravity of the situation we’re facing. So, September.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 27, 2023

Through a comprehensive implementation of clinical decision support software, staffing, benefits and more, health systems can improve physician satisfaction while improving key markers of patient safety.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 8, 2024

This will: Save Time: Nursing leaders can spend less time on manual reporting and more time focusing on quality improvement initiatives. Accelerate Patient Care Improvements: Faster access to quality data allows for quicker identification of areas for improvement, ultimately leading to better patient outcomes.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

For the approximately 200 patients who have engaged with the platform to date, the data shows 87% are compliant with PROs – reporting on pain, activity, filling out HOOS or KOOS forms, etc. "We will follow these trends as more data is gathered over time.

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Patient Safety

JUNE 17, 2021

If I had one superpower it would be to influence patient safety in the same way that Elon Musk can influence cryptocurrency. I would tweet #patientsafety #bestpractices #implementthem and suddenly patient harm—all of it—would plummet within minutes. Quite frankly, that’s the hardest part.

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Home Health Care

JUNE 21, 2024

Professionally, I have been a nurse for 35 years and have been involved in health care quality for over 25 years. Much of my career has been in the post-acute industry, focusing on quality improvement and education.

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Sequence Health

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Through accurate record-keeping, they address patient needs, boost patient satisfaction scores, and contribute to better health outcomes. Additionally, regular assessments of patient satisfaction through surveys enable centers to refine services, fostering greater patient retention and improved care quality.

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 20, 2023

Ensuring patient safety is at the heart of the Hippocratic Oath: First, Do No Harm. As the nation’s largest payer for health care, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) mission in our National Quality Strategy includes ensuring everyone is safe when they receive care. The authors are Lee Fleisher, MD.,

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 12, 2024

PQS: A Leader in Pharmacy Quality Improvement PQS plays a vital role in connecting healthcare payers and providers.

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 4, 2023

Identify your VBP fixes With the new Interim Performance Reports (IPR) out as of the last week of July, providers have a much better look into where exactly they need to make improvements to shore up performance under VBP. Striving to create a culture of quality is an important goal for home health organizations.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 10, 2022

Yet this data is often locked away due to misunderstandings about HIPAA and misconceptions of how patient data will be used — or simply because no one directly asks patients about contributing their data to the greater good. An experienced community oncologist with extensive expertise in real-world data and evidence, Dr.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 28, 2022

I’d like to point out that accreditation is regarded as a well-established mechanism for promoting quality and patient safety in health care. A high star rating conveys to the public that the agency focuses on delivering high-quality care, ensuring patient safety, and addressing patient needs.

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KHN

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

One problem, he added, is “you’re kind of asking hospitals to call out events that are going to have them lose money, so the incentives are really messed up for hospitals to fully disclose” patient injuries. It said Davis ranked 38th out of 101 academic medical centers that use a private quality measurement system.

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Patient Safety

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The purpose of this evidence-based quality improvement project was to implement routine screening for delirium with a consistent instrument and adopt an interprofessional plan of care for delirium. Methods: This project was identified as an interprofessional improvement initiative.

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CAPS

OCTOBER 11, 2019

CAPS provided Patient and Family Engagement technical support to the Hospital Engagement Networks (2012-2015) and Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (2015-2020) programs and the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (2015-2019). PFE Metric 1) and bedside rounding (PFE Metric 2) leads to improved outcomes.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 12, 2023

In order to achieve the desired levels of quality improvement and labor cost savings, healthcare systems must use new care models that leverage technology and virtual care in all acute care settings. Virtual care elevates bedside care, allowing our valued clinicians to function at the top of their licenses.

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