Hospitals across the country are spending record amounts on healthcare, and many are quick to trim down on staff in response to increasing financial pressures. However, doing so will quickly erode hospital quality and patient safety.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 3
In this Q&A, Julie Siemers, MD, author and nurse educator, shares insights on what hospitals can do structurally to ensure patient voices lead to real change.
How does clinician burnout directly manifest in patient safety risks, and what early warning signs of burnout are often overlooked by hospital leadership?
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 2
Hospitals are under increasing scrutiny to keep patients safe from suicide, self-harm, and violent behavior—and CMS has just made its expectations for patient safety even clearer.
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One of the key challenges that low- and no-volume providers present is how to assess their competence when you have little or no data on their performance in your organization. Most medical staff leaders say it is difficult to get any information of real value from references today.
