Readiness Rounds

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The Negatives Where there is much room for improvement is in the responsiveness of hospital staff (65% average HCAHPS score), communication about medications (61%), the quietness of the hospital environment (62%), and the patient’s care transitions (51%). The number one reason we do what we do is the patient.

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Patient Safety Movement

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

We at the Patient Safety Movement Foundation are known for our recognition of loved ones who have lost someone from preventable harm in healthcare. Taken together, the role of pharmacists as stewards of medication and patient safety continues to evolve and expand to benefit patients and our communities.

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Healthcare Leadership

MARCH 19, 2023

Since that is the case, healthcare providers should spend more time and energy improving their discharge experiences. Over the past year, I there has been a lot of focus on the front-end patient experience.

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Healthcare Leadership

APRIL 24, 2023

Care Transitions Between Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities: Perspectives of Sending and Receiving Providers”, Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety , 1 November 2018, [link] , accessed 24 April 2023. Britton MC, Ouellet GM, Minges KE, Gawel M, Hodshon B, Chaudhry SI.

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Readiness Rounds

JULY 31, 2023

This blog aims to address these uncertainties and provide insights into optimizing the use of patient communication boards. → Are you unsure whether they genuinely contribute to patient safety and enhance the overall patient experience? The 8 Dos of a Successful Patient Communication Board 1.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 17, 2022

Providers are also more likely to make a patient safety error when feeling burnout and will cost a hospital $16,736 per nurse per year in attributed turnover costs, according to a published simulation. In other words, if an organization is unable to accept a patient, that patient will go somewhere else.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 2, 2022

Providers are also more likely to make a patient safety error when feeling burnout and will cost a hospital $16,736 per nurse per year in attributed turnover costs, according to a published simulation. In other words, if an organization is unable to accept a patient, that patient will go somewhere else.

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