As part of Health Care Risk Management Week, PSQH reached out to our readers with a few questions about how healthcare organizations are dealing with managing risks. The Quick Poll had a total of 100 respondents.
This breakthrough marks significant progress in diagnosing the disease, which now requires testing cerebrospinal fluids or PET scans. More accessible testing could allow drug therapy to begin at earlier stages of the disease, potentially with better outcomes.
The challenges don’t just stop at lack of staffing. Rural hospitals struggle financially, particularly now as COVID subsidies expire and reimbursements decline. Half of rural hospitals lost money in the past years, and 418 rural hospitals have been labeled as vulnerable to closure.
On episode 106 of PSQH: The Podcast, Kenneth Rohde, president of KRRohde LLC, talks about how to use your data to conduct more effective risk assessments.
Join us on Thursday, June 20 for two sessions on health risk management topics. At 11 a.m. Eastern, Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD, CEO of ECRI, will discuss what healthcare organizations must do to prepare for cybersecurity attacks. At 12:05, Taylor Potoczak of Cleveland Clinic and Anooja Cannon of Origami Risk discuss how technology can empower risk management teams to achieve greater efficiency and transparency. Register now to reserve your spot for each session!
Patient falls continue to be a major problem for health organizations. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) estimates that each year between 700,000 and 1 million people in the U.S. fall in hospitals. These falls can result in fractures, lacerations, or internal bleeding, which can lead to further healthcare utilization. This content is presented in partnership with Collette Health.
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