As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, retaining healthcare staff has grown increasingly difficult. Between the high workload and burnout, many healthcare employees have either left or are thinking about leaving the field. Healthcare organizations need to look at their safety culture to...
Nearly 37,000 future physician residents found their training homes for the next several years. The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) conducted its annual...
Staffing shortages and the effects of COVID-19 on healthcare workers’ mental health are the top patient safety concerns for 2022, according to ECRI. The nonprofit patient safety organization recently released a special report highlighting the top threats along with recommended actions to...
Unfortunately, as the medical staff shares with physicians data that indicate an opportunity for improvement, some physicians choose to push back rather than modify their behavior. Physicians who have a tendency to refute the data will claim that it’s the information (not their performance) that...
Rarely are we genuinely thoughtless—that is, without thought. But often we are not giving our thoughts much consideration. In today’s world, there is much distraction, and sometimes we are guilty of distracting ourselves just to prevent our minds from focusing on the things that are most...
In October 2021, the AMA and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Center for Health Justice released Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts to help healthcare professionals reflect on the language they use and promote a better understanding...