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Thursday, March 16, 2023

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PSQH Quick Poll: Taking the Pulse of Patient Safety
As part of PSQH’s celebration of Patient Safety Awareness Week, we decided to reach out to our readers with a few questions to find out the state of patient safety efforts in 2023. Part of PSQH’s Patient Safety Awareness Week activities, this PSQH Quick Poll is presented in partnership with GOJO – the makers of Purell, Nuance, Origami Risk, and the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission.
 

News & Analysis

The Exec: Medical Group President Grappling With Workforce Shortages
Russell Howerton, MD, is president of the medical group and senior vice president of clinical operations at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. A practicing surgeon, he previously served as chief medical officer of Wake Forest Baptist Health. Wake Forest Health Network employs about 500 physicians and advanced practice practitioners.
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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For more than 30 years, IAC accreditation has provided facilities with a method for demonstrating their commitment to providing quality patient care. Facilities performing a variety of diagnostic testing and interventional procedures, across a wide range of settings from private offices, outpatient imaging centers to community hospitals and large medical systems have achieved and maintained IAC accreditation, ensuring they are providing patients with the high level, safe care they deserve. This content is presented iin partnership with IAC.
 

Industry Events

Monday, 3/20 - AAAHC Achieving Accreditation (virtual)

Tuesday, 4/11 - SHEA Spring 2023 Conference

Monday, 5/22 - IHI Patient Safety Congress 2023

 

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