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Wednesday, December 28, 2022

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AAAHC Analysis Finds Increased Citations For Infection Prevention, Safety
The report analyzes accredited organization compliance ratings based on onsite surveys conducted from January 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. Organizations surveyed include ambulatory surgery centers (ASC), Medicare Deemed Status ASCs, office-based surgery practices, and primary care settings.
 

News & Analysis

Emergency Department Length of Stay for Children with Mental Health Conditions Spikes
The new study, which was published by the Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, is based on data collected from January 2020 to December 2021 at 107 emergency departments in 29 states.
The Exec: What It Takes to Be an Effective Physician Leader
Jeffrey Ciaramita, MD, is senior vice president and chief physician executive at Mercy. A practicing cardiologist, he previously served in leadership roles at Mercy Clinic, a large medical group affiliated with Mercy. Ciaramita recently talked with HealthLeaders about a range of issues, including physician leadership, workforce shortages, and patient safety. The following transcript of that conversation has been edited for brevity and clarity.
PSQH: The Podcast

PSQH: The Podcast Episode 68 – Using Genetic Data to Prevent Adverse Drug Reactions

On episode 68 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Houda Hachad, Vice President of Clinical Operations at AccessDx Laboratory, talks about using genetic data to prevent adverse drug reactions.
Upcoming webinar

Are You Focusing on the Right Errors? The Fine Art of Prioritizing Your Incident Reports

In this Jan. 31 session, speaker Ken Rohde will focus on multiple approaches to prioritize where you make your improvement actions and how you can build an “Improvement Portfolio” that is cost effective, regulatorily aware and defensible to your leadership.
Share Your Innovative Quality Improvement Ideas
Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare is seeking to spotlight the best healthcare quality improvement case studies. By imparting their in-the-trenches experiences and lessons learned, the chosen case studies will shed light on an issue, practice, or principle that affects stakeholders across the modern medical staff landscape. The deadline for submissions has been extended to January 30, 2023.
 

Industry Events

Thursday, 2/16/23 - International Conference on Patient Safety in Healthcare

Saturday, 3/4/23 - 2023 World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit

Tuesday, 4/11/23 - SHEA Spring 2023 Conference

 

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Building a High-Reliability Organization: A Toolkit for Success, Second Edition

This book looks at the role leadership played in transforming their facilities into high-reliability organizations (HRO). By implementing top-down processes that translate throughout the organization, leaders can create environments that foster high reliability, patient safety, and care. Through the use of checklists, the authors demonstrate how situational awareness and structure can be created, leading to the HRO goal of preventing adverse events and errors.

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