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Current State of Healthcare Compliance Programs: 2021 Benchmark Survey Results

This report provides results from our 12th annual Healthcare Compliance Benchmark Survey, conducted by SAI Global in collaboration with Strategic Management Services, LLC. Richard P. Kusserow, former DHHS Inspector General, provided the analysis of the results. The survey’s objective was to understand the status and progress of compliance program development in the U.S. healthcare industry. This content is provided in partnership with SAI Global.

News & Analysis

The Chief Medical Officer's Role in Addressing Health Equity

Hijinio Carreon, DO, was recently named to the newly created position of chief medical executive at the MercyOne health system. An emergency medicine physician, Carreon previously served as chief medical officer of MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center.

Surging International Infections Underscore Need for At-Home COVID-19 Multiplex Testing Options

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) recently published World Health Statistics 2021 report offers a snapshot of today as well as a glimpse of the future. At the time of the report’s release, global COVID-19 cases stood at 160 million and deaths at 3.3 million, with newly confirmed cases at an all-time high globally.

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 webinar

The Impact of Telehealth on Patient Safety and Quality

The use of telehealth grew dramatically over the last year as healthcare providers worked to stay in touch with patients while also reducing the number of in-person visits due to COVID-19. This presentation on June 30 at 1 p.m. EDT will examine the history and growth of telehealth over the years, focus on its current usage as the pandemic begins to wane throughout the country, and analyze the strengths, weaknesses, potential, and risks of telehealth going forward.

Industry Events

Monday, 6/28 - APIC 2021

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

PSQH Health Care Risk Management Week

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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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