Whether it’s to keep the doors open in a rural region or address care gaps brought on by retail pharmacy closures and disruptor drawbacks, healthcare leaders are taking a closer look at hospital pharmacy operations. Some are eyeing a hub-and-spoke drug distribution model to cut costs and waste, while others are making the pharmacist a more active member of the care team.
Safety in healthcare has undergone nothing short of a revolution. Having spent years navigating these complexities, I've learned a few things—often the hard way—that I would impart to my younger self, who created the safety program at Brigham and Women’s many years ago.
The rule stated that entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) “are not permitted to use tracking technologies in a manner that would result in impermissible disclosures of PHI to tracking technology vendors or any other violations of HIPAA Rules.”
As violence against healthcare workers occurs with greater frequency than in any other industry, the state of Texas is requiring healthcare facilities to adopt workplace violence prevention plans by September 1, 2024.
On episode 111 of PSQH: The Podcast, Tony Jace, CEO of the Crisis Prevention Institute, talks about the level of workplace violence faced by healthcare professionals and how to improve training.
In this September 24 webinar, Jen Cowel, Executive Vice President of Accreditation Regulatory Compliance, Patton Consulting, explains everything you need to know about the latest regulatory and compliance changes affecting patient safety and healthcare quality. Sponsored by SAI 360 and Origami Risk.
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