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Kingston to receive AHA Award of Honor
The AHA May 5 will award Mary Beth Kingston, Ph.D., its 2025 Award of Honor during the AHA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C.
AHA podcast: What Is Resilience Engineering and What Does It Mean for Patient Safety?
In this conversation, Oren Guttman, M.D., anesthesiologist and vice president of High Reliability & Patient Safety at Thomas Jefferson University, discusses the mindset of resilience engneering, the future of patient safety and the big questions this work reveals.
AHA podcast: Workforce Safety Means Patient Safety
“Safety Speaks” is a new Advancing Health series where hospital and health system leaders share successes from their organizations’ patient safety efforts.
AHA podcast — It Starts with Culture: Quality and Safety at Emerson Health
In the latest "Safety Speaks" conversation, Christi Barney, R.N., vice president of quality and patient safety at Emerson Health, discusses the health system’s innovative approach to culture building, and how quality and safety trainings for all stakeholders drove buy-in and measurable success.
AHA podcast: Hospital Boards Lay the Foundation for Quality and Safety
In a new "Safety Speaks" conversation, Jamie Orlikoff, president of Orlikoff & Associates, Inc. and AHA national adviser on governance and leadership, discusses the role hospital boards can play in supporting quality and safety within their health systems, and how board members who aren't clinicians or health care administrators can make a difference in patient safety.
AHA podcast: Unifying Hospital Boards on Quality and Safety
In a new “Safety Speaks” conversation, Harry S. Smith, board chair of Valley Health System and member of the AHA Committee on Governance, discusses how Valley Health rearranged its governance system to ensure that quality and patient safety standards were being met across the board.
Pollack receives ASHP Award of Honor
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack this week received the ASHP Award of Honor, which recognizes individuals outside the pharmacy discipline who have made extraordinary national or worldwide contributions to the health field.
AHA podcast: Managing cognitive load in health care
Clinicians bring all of their skill and mental acuity to treat the whole patient, but there are many factors that can derail their ability to provide patient care.
AHA podcast shares ways to boost retention in rural health care
Building and sustaining a strong and vibrant workforce is paramount for rural health care providers, but it is not easily achieved. In this conversation, Brandie Manuel, R.N., chief patient safety and quality officer at Jefferson Healthcare, discusses how the use of TeamSTEPPS and other tools are making a big difference in creating a thriving employee pipeline.
AHA announces 2024 Quest for Quality Prize honorees
WellSpan Health in York, Pa., will receive the 2024 AHA Quest for Quality Prize for its commitment to improving quality through its health equity strategic plan and other initiatives.