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Thursday, October 3, 2024

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Leapfrog Report Shows Improved Hand Hygiene in U.S. Hospitals
Leapfrog, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers, last week released its 2024 Hand Hygiene Report.  Leapfrog found that hospitals have made significant progress in hand hygiene practices thanks to increased leadership involvement and adoption of electronic hand hygiene monitoring systems. 
 

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Nursing Needs a Reality Check: Mentorship, Onboarding, and Beyond
Newer generations of nurses are expecting more technology, flexibility, and reassurance from management, and without that setting, many new graduate nurses are choosing to leave their health systems or leave nursing entirely. CNOs need to pivot their strategies to meet these new expectations, while balancing the needs of their organization.
The Effectiveness and Cost-Savings of Addressing SDoH
In 2024, CMS is also introducing two new inpatient quality reporting measures: SDoH screening and the positive rate for SDoH screening to assess how many patients aged 18 and older were screened for the required social risk drivers.
Are Hospital at Home Programs Forgetting About the Patient?
Fueled by the promise of remote patient monitoring and the acute care at home (or Hospital at Home) strategy, healthcare leaders see the home as a better place than the hospital room for many patients to recover from treatment.
PSQH: The Podcast

PSQH: The Podcast Episode 113 – Addressing Workforce Hurdles and Improving Patient Care

On episode 113 of PSQH: The Podcast, Michael Charlton, CEO of AtlantiCare, and Helene Burns, Chief Nurse Executive at AtlantiCare, talk about how addressing workforce hurdles can improve patient care.
Upcoming online summit

Patient Safety NOW: Fighting Sepsis Through NV-HAP Prevention

In the keynote address of Patient Safety NOW during Infection Prevention Week, Barbara Quinn, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, FCNS, Managing Director at Sutter Health in California, will explain how preventing non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) can result in lower sepsis rates. Register now to reserve your spot!

 

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