Chris DeRienzo
Articles
Quality & Patient Safety
3 Takeaways from Patient Safety Session at AHA Leadership Summit
The AHA’s Patient Safety Initiative had a huge presence at last month’s AHA Leadership Summit. Over three days of spectacular programming, the initiative’s three priority areas – Culture of Safety, Health Equity and Workforce Safety – were all well-represented.
Child and Adolescent Health, Wellness/Preventive Care
Prevention Is the Prescription for Reducing Pediatric Sepsis
Chris DeRienzo, M.D., AHA’s Senior Vice President and Chief Physician Executive, discusses pediatric sepsis and what we can do to prevent, recognize and treat it.
Child and Adolescent Health
Kids Deserve our Best: What the WSJ Got Wrong about Pediatric Readiness
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal wants you to believe that many of our nation’s emergency departments are incapable of caring for children.
Workforce, Well-Being & Resilience, Employee Health and Wellness, Behavioral Health Intervention & Issues Prevention, Suicide Prevention
Revisiting Clinician Credentialing to Support Well-being
The American Hospital Association (AHA) believes that no health care worker should experience barriers to seeking or receiving behavioral health care. Consistent with that commitment, we encourage hospitals to examine any practices impacting whether health care providers seek behavioral health care services.