The latest news and analysis about patient safety and healthcare quality
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News & Analysis | | IHI Forum: Berwick Says 'One of the Problems in Healthcare is Greed' | | The focus on profits in U.S. healthcare is "damaging," Institute for Healthcare Improvement President Emeritus and Senior Fellow Donald Berwick, MD, said during this week's IHI Forum in Orlando, Florida. U.S. health systems, hospitals, and physician practices are committed to addressing the health needs of their patients. But making sure bottom lines are in the black and securing return on investment are also top goals at these healthcare organizations. |
| CMS Hones In On Underperforming Nursing Homes With Tougher Oversight | | Eighty-eight nursing homes participate in the SFF Program, which is 0.5% of all nursing homes in the country. The Program was created to help nursing homes improve compliance and quality, however, some facilities have not been able to achieve the necessary standards to graduate from the Program, or they fail to sustain compliance. |
| Medication Adherence: Technology’s Role in Improving Outcomes | | A lack of prescription adherence has cost the U.S. more than $524 billion a year due to morbidity and mortality, according to the PAN Foundation. Organizations must look for ways to remove barriers to adherence to ensure patients can access the prescriptions they need, including through the utilization of technology platforms. |
| Share Your Innovative Quality Improvement Ideas | | Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare is seeking to spotlight the best healthcare quality improvement case studies. By imparting their in-the-trenches experiences and lessons learned, the chosen case studies will shed light on an issue, practice, or principle that affects stakeholders across the modern medical staff landscape. The deadline for submissions has been extended to January 30, 2023. |
| Fireside Chat: Patient Safety and Workforce Retention | | This Dec. 20 fireside chat with Patricia McGaffigan, RN, MS, CPPS, vice president, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, will look at the current state of healthcare safety, the challenges that must be overcome, what needs to be done to maintain a healthy work environment, and how organizations can improve worker retention. |
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