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ACEP President: Drop in Emergency Medicine Training Applicants 'Concerning'
The steep decline in applicants to emergency medicine training programs comes as emergency departments nationwide emerge from a harrowing experience of chaotic emergency rooms during the coronavirus pandemic. Prior to this year's plunge in applicants, there was an expectation that there would be an oversupply of emergency physicians, with 8,000 more than needed by 2030, according to a 2021 report.
 

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The Exec: Mental Health Looms Large Post-COVID
Addressing mental health needs is a primary aspect of healthcare in the post-COVID world, the new chief medical officer of MSU Health Care says.
Joint Commission Proposes Standard to Tackle Hospital Impact on Climate Change
Hospitals may soon have to measure energy use, fleet vehicle gas consumption, solid waste disposal, and other measures under proposed climate change standards by The Joint Commission (TJC), which puts responsibility not only on leadership but also “clinical and facility representatives.
PSQH: The Podcast

PSQH: The Podcast Episode 74 - The Quality Roadmap for Ambulatory Health Organizations
On episode 74 of PSQH: The Podcast, Julie Lynch, Director of the AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement, talks about how ambulatory health organizations are faring on AAAHC surveys. This episode is presented as part of Patient Safety Awareness Week and is sponsored by GoJo, the makers of Purell; IAC, Nuance, and Origami Risk.
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Improving Patient Safety: The Challenges and How to Make an Impact

In March 2000, the book “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System” was published. That publication began a national conversation and movement to address safety concerns and failures in our healthcare system. Unfortunately, since that time while we have seen some improvements the number of failures and patient safety events continue at an unsatisfactory level. This content is presented in partnership with Nuance.
 

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Tuesday, 4/11 - SHEA Spring 2023 Conference

Monday, 5/22 - IHI Patient Safety Congress 2023

Monday, 6/26 - APIC 2023
 

  

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