Quality & Patient Safety
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that University Hospitals, a comprehensive health system with more than 20 hospitals, 50+ health centers and more than 200 physician offices serving northern Ohio, has been named the 2022 recipient of the American Hospital Association Quest…
AHA Team Training's in-person TeamSTEPPS Master Training course will teach participants all the TeamSTEPPS tools and principles - what they are, how to use them, and how to implement them. This 2-day in-person course is led by an interprofessional faculty team with a "train-the-trainer" orientation…
On this webinar, Stacey DeMaranville discusses TeamSTEPPS tools used during the Women…
On May 25, 2022 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET, AHA hosted a webinar to review key provisions in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ fiscal year 2023 proposed rule for the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS).
Variations in the competency, quality, and adoption of evidence-based medicine among your clinical teams are a core driver of your adverse events and claims. With nurses spending more one-on-one time with patients than any other healthcare worker, this makes the need for their ability to perform at…
Increases in consolidation and alignment between commercial health plans and pharmacy benefit managers have resulted in a series of business practices designed to steer patients to insurer-affiliated pharmacies and away from patients’ longstanding providers to the detriment of patient care.
The Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative is designed to meet the needs of older adults, looking beyond acute events, engaging the whole community, and achieving better health for older adults. View this webinar to learn about the importance and impact of the 4Ms Framework, hear bright spots in…
Health care organizations can and should remove barriers and develop systems to engage physicians in their quality improvement efforts, including team training for patient safety. This webinar shares the most common barriers and helps viewers develop strategies that address both institutional and…
Topics of interest include priorities, benefits and limits of a patient experience survey in this setting.
Health care providers should not use non-invasive prenatal screening tests alone to diagnose genetic abnormalities due to the potential for false results.