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Making Patient Safety Initiatives Profitable

The Society of Hospital Medicine, the society representing more than 31,000 hospitalists and the hospital medicine specialty, has implemented several successful patient safety initiatives that have ...
Becker's ASC

10 AmSurg Centers Participate in National Patient Safety Program

AmSurg announced that 10 of its centers are voluntarily participating in the National Patient Safety Program funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The 12-month patient safety ...
Medscape

Development and Implementation of a Pediatric Patient Safety Program

A key premise behind the development of the Pediatric Safety Program was that front-line staff and clinical leaders could indeed enhance patient safety. They would need both the knowledge and the ...
Forbes

Patient Safety And Quality In A Virtual Environment: 3 Questions You Should Ask Your Telehealth Partner

Patient safety sets the foundation for a safe, equitable, trustworthy care experience – regardless of whether you’re operating in a virtual health system, or a physical one. And yet, despite increased ...
Business Wire

Empowering Patient Safety: HD Nursing Partners with CPR Marketing for National Impact

BENTON, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HD Nursing, the leading patient safety solution that combines predictive analytics with individualized fall and pressure injury prevention, announces its collaborative ...
USA Today

Prioritizing Patient Safety and Quality in a Virtual Environment

Patient safety sets the foundation for a safe, equitable, trustworthy care experience — regardless of whether you’re operating in a virtual health system or a physical one. And yet, despite increased ...
HealthLeaders Media

Evidence-Based Fall Program Saved Eight Hospitals $22M Over Five Years

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services do not reimburse fall-related costs, so falls represent a significant cost burden for hospitals. In a new study at two health systems, the average total ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Oregon commission finds lack of transparency in patient harm reporting: 4 notes

The Oregon Patient Safety Commission found that 30% of state residents have experienced some form of medical error or harm in the past few years. The report is based on survey responses of 1,041 ...
Tampa Free Press on MSN

Hospitals Challenge Proposed Florida Transplant Rule Over Quality And Safety Concerns

Three major hospital systems argue new state proposal lacks safeguards for patient care. Three of Florida's largest hospital ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Patient and Physician Perceptions of a Hypercholesterolemia Safety-Net Program

Patients’ misperceptions of statins and physicians’ limited knowledge of a hypercholesterolemia safety-net program warrant additional interventions to reduce barriers and improve care. Objectives: To ...

Patient advocate program reduces repeat ER visits

A program that helps patients navigate the health care system with help from patient advocates significantly reduces repeat emergency department (ED) visits for low-acuity medical issues (minor or non ...