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Coronavirus Pandemic Discouraging Academic Medical Center Faculty, Study Finds
The recent research article, which was published by JAMA Network Open, features survey data collected from more than 1,000 medical, graduate, and health professional school faculty at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas. The survey was conducted in September 2020.
 

News & Analysis
OIG: Medicare Lacks Cybersecurity Oversight for Hospital-Based Networked Medical Devices
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report last week finding that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) survey protocol does not include requirements for networked device cybersecurity.
PSQH: The Podcast

PSQH: The Podcast Episode 31 - How to Address the Costly Issue of Medication Non-Adherence
On episode 31 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Charles Lee, senior director of clinical knowledge for FDB, talks about the cost of medication non-adherence and how to address it. This episode is presented as part of Healthcare Risk Management Week in partnership with SAI Global.
Upcoming virtual event

Patient Safety NOW: Online Summit
Patient Safety Now is PSQH’s exclusive online summit taking place on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, with a focus on healthcare risk management. This free event features four sessions, run by industry leaders, focused on providing superior level of safety for your patients.
 

Industry Events

Sunday, 8/8 - ASHE 2021 Annual Conference

Monday, 8/9 - HIMSS21 Global Health Conference & Exhibition

Monday, 9/13 - NAHQ Next Annual Conference (virtual)

Monday, 9/20 - AHIMA21: Health Data and Information Conference (virtual)

Monday, 9/20 - Patient Experience Symposium 2021
 

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Analyzing the Hospital Life Safety Survey, Fourth Edition

Life safety expert and independent consultant Brad Keyes, CHSP, provides a practical, strategic approach to the life safety survey process. He walks you through a room-by-room, floor-by-floor analysis of the life safety measures you must have in place to avoid costly citations. The book simplifies Joint Commission standards and CMS requirements and focuses on ways to pass your next life safety survey.

 

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