The latest news and analysis about patient safety and healthcare quality
The latest news and analysis about patient safety and healthcare quality.
Wednesday, October 26, 2022

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Survey Finds Chronic, Widespread Shortages of Allied Care Professionals
A survey of 1,005 healthcare venues by the Dallas-based healthcare staffing recruiter found that 85% of respondents say they are experiencing a shortage of allied healthcare professionals "a great deal," "a lot" or "a moderate amount," while 82% report hiring new graduates over the last 12 months to address ongoing staffing shortages. Only 15% responded "a little" or "not at all."
 

News & Analysis

Frailty and Probable Dementia Risk Factors for Mortality After Major Surgery for Older Adults
The new research article, which was published by JAMA Surgery, features data collected from 1,193 major surgeries involving 992 community-living older adults from 2011 to 2017. The data was drawn from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services fee-for-service Medicare claims and the National Health and Aging Trends Study. The definition of major surgery included any procedure performed in an operating room with general anesthesia.
ECRI: Healthcare Organizations Must Address Racist Behavior in the Workplace
The majority of the racist incidents involved patients and family members making inappropriate comments related to race or ethnicity. These comments can have a negative impact on the mental health of healthcare providers—leading them to consider leaving their jobs at a time when workforce shortages are a significant problem at healthcare organizations.
PSQH: The Podcast

PSQH: The Podcast Episode 64 – Spotlighting the Danger of Non-Ventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

On episode 64 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dian Baker, a professor at the School of Nursing, California State University, Sacramento, talks about hospital-acquired pneumonia. This episode is part of PSQH’s activities for International Infection Prevention Week.
 

Industry Events

Sunday, 12/6 - IHI Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care

Thursday, 2/16/23 - International Conference on Patient Safety in Healthcare

Saturday, 3/4/23 - 2023 World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit

 

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Building a High-Reliability Organization: A Toolkit for Success, Second Edition

This book looks at the role leadership played in transforming their facilities into high-reliability organizations (HRO). By implementing top-down processes that translate throughout the organization, leaders can create environments that foster high reliability, patient safety, and care. Through the use of checklists, the authors demonstrate how situational awareness and structure can be created, leading to the HRO goal of preventing adverse events and errors.

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