Medical errors continue to be a detriment to patient safety and can lead not only to significant patient harm but patient death. Even though everyone agrees the focus should be on preventing the next error, the very complexity of the problem itself leads to confusion. For long term improvement to occur, we must address all … Read More
5 things I learned at the 2019 AlaHA Annual Meeting That Florida is not always the Sunshine State. It rained almost the entire conference, but that didn’t stop us from learning and laughing with our customers and fellow sponsors. Even in the midst of difficult times for rural hospitals, there are some things to do … Read More
Seems appropriate that the conference focused on risk is held in Vegas, the gambling capital of the world. There wasn’t much time for us to partake as we spent two meeting heavy days learning about what’s next in the world of insurance and risk. Here are just a few observations: Cyber risks are talked … Read More
What would you guess is one of the most hazardous places to work? Construction site? Factory, maybe? Either of those two guesses would have been correct 20 years ago, but according to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), hospitals are now one of the most hazardous places to work in the United States with … Read More
If you knew that you could decrease your high blood pressure, cut the likelihood of getting coronary heart disease and cancer in half, decrease your chances of having a stroke and improve your circulation, would you go for it? Well, if you’re a smoker – you can! Quitting smoking is a process that starts one … Read More