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Featured Story | 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 to submit nominations is 1/15/24. |
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News & Analysis | AMA President Warns Physician Shortage is 'Urgent Crisis' | The country is facing an estimated shortage of 37,800 to 124,000 physicians by 2034, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. The projected shortage of primary care physicians ranges from 17,800 to 48,000. The projected shortage of specialists ranges from 21,000 to 77,100. |
The Future of AI in Healthcare: Transparency and Adoption | It’s estimated that AI applications could cut the cost of healthcare in the U.S. by $150 billion in 2026 and help alleviate challenges around staffing shortages. How can we merge the good with the challenging—and is healthcare ready to fully step into the ring with AI? |
PSQH: The Podcast PSQH: The Podcast Episode 90 – New Guidance on Preventing CAUTIs | On episode 90 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Payal Patel, an infectious disease physician at Intermountain Health, talks about new guidance on preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections. This episode is sponsored by GOJO, the makers of Purell, as part of International Infection Prevention Week. |
Sponsored content Human Factors Engineering | Hand hygiene is an important evidence-based practice that spans across all hierarchies and disciplines. Despite the evidence and numerous guidelines for proper hand hygiene, healthcare workers (HCW), on average, clean their hands less than half of the times they should. This content is presented in partnership with GOJO, the makers of Purell. |
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