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Mary Beth Kingston To Receive AHA Award of Honor

The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that its 2025 Award of Honor will be presented to Mary Beth Kingston, PhD, RN, FAAN for her dedication to advancing the nursing profession and improving patient care. The award is given to individuals or organizations in recognition of exemplary contributions to the health and well-being of our nation through leadership on major health policy or social initiatives. Kingston will receive the award during a ceremony on May 5 at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Transformation Talks

Transformation Talks | Center

Strategies for Reimagining Health Care At a time when sharing ideas is more important than ever, the AHA has created a new video series in conjunction with the AHA’s 2021 Environmental Scan and SHSMD’s Futurescan aimed at helping members determine which direction the field may be heading and how to prepare.
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COVID-19 Podcasts

Jamie Orlikoff and James Reinertsen, M.D., outline issues and actions for health care boards resuming non-emergency care.
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The 2024 Quest for Quality Prize Honorees

In this conversation, leaders from the 2024 Quest for Quality winner, WellSpan Health, and finalists Carilion Clinic, Jefferson Health and MUSC Health, discuss their organizations' work in providing safe, patient- and family-centered care.
AHA’s Preferred Cybersecurity Providers Podcast

Episode 8: The Missing Link In Healthcare Cybersecurity Programs

In this episode, John Riggi, the AHA’s National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk is joined by Scott Trevino, Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity, Trimedx discuss recent and important developments in cybersecurity, including the impact of the AHA’s new Preferred Cybersecurity Provider program. Cybersecurity is evolving rapidly, and hospitals and health systems are exploring new tools and resources to combat cyberattacks. Their discussion will focus on the complexities and persistent challenges that make building and managing medical device cybersecurity programs so difficult.
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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.
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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.