Patient Safety Awareness Week is dedicated to celebrating the role of Patient Safety Professionals and the contributions they make to improve patient outcomes and healthcare quality. It also gives us a great platform to say thank you to those professionals who have impacted our families by providing safe, effective, quality care when it was needed … Read More
Often when discussing documentation in a medical record we ask the question, is it our best defense or worst enemy? Good documentation offers valuable insight into the quality of care provided and the patient safety measures taken at the time of care. If the notes are not clear, it can make defense of a medical professional … Read More
I participated in the AlaHA Leadership Forum last week, as I have done for the past several years. Although virtual, it was still a great opportunity to spend time listening to voice of our customers — leaders in Alabama’s hospitals. As someone who has spent many years practicing the discipline of innovation, both incrementally and … Read More
The start of a new year offers us a great time to reflect on the past as we also look forward to the future, and the following thoughts seemed to resonate with me as we continue to rise above and find the wonder that surrounds us. Don’t stress over missed opportunities, because they probably weren’t … Read More
Our Inspirien Risk team is excited to share our 2022 Risk Prevention Strategy with our partners and members. This process is designed to provide you with education, resources, and best practices to help you mitigate, and hopefully, prevent risks in your organization. The Strategy encompasses an organization-wide risk plan to identify and proactively address issues … Read More
The Healthcare Workers’ Compensation Fund (HWCF), managed by Inspirien, is upping the ante in 2022 by awarding up to $100K in Grant Dollars. This is an additional $50K to help decrease the number and severity of workers’ compensation claims while also improving employee and patient safety. Since the grant program’s inception in 2017, HWCF has awarded over … Read More
Don’t let your healthcare clients miss the opportunity to earn dividends! It’s that time of year! Renewals are January 1st for Alabama Funds, and HWCF is no exception. In the video below, Jim Trull shares more on the dividends and other benefits of membership. He also goes over the Renewal Process, New Submissions and Rates for … Read More
COVID realities have brought some difficulties but have also offered a few silver linings. For one, work has enabled me to relocate closer to family. Through the course of the pandemic, I’ve gone from working remotely, to hybrid, full-time back in the office and now back to full-time remote, only in a different city and … Read More
Your employee is injured on the job, now what? Below are five tips for effective claims management: Always investigate after an injury. When one is reported, it is important to get complete documentation of how the employee’s injury occurred. This includes obtaining written witness statements and checking video surveillance if available. Make sure to share … Read More
NAHQ’s annual conference, once again offered in a virtual format, provided healthcare leaders an opportunity to learn and strengthen their personal toolbox with competencies, processes and lessons learned from others to build quality across the healthcare spectrum. Acknowledging that “it has been another year of relentless challenges and an abundance of new opportunities for delivering … Read More