Search Results

The default setting for search results displays All Content. If you prefer to see recent content only, please adjust the date filter.

28 Results Found

News

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.
News

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.
Podcasts

COVID-19 Podcasts

Jamie Orlikoff and James Reinertsen, M.D., outline issues and actions for health care boards resuming non-emergency care.
News

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’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.
News

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.
News

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.
Podcasts

Safety and the Road to COVID-19 Recovery: The Role of the Board

As hospitals and health systems across the country begin and continue the “recovery” process during the COVID-19 outbreak, the AHA is keeping you updated with the latest information and resources. An important area to address is the role of governing boards as hospitals and health systems resume delivering comprehensive health care services.
Dynamic Page

AHA Associate Podcast Series, Ep. 66 | Inovalon

In this episode, we discuss how clinical surveillance and electronic health records—when working in partnership—can support and improve the delivery of patient care and safety. Electronic health records are an essential part of modern healthcare, but distilling meaningful insights from mountains of disparate data can be a challenge without effective clinical surveillance.
Dynamic Page

AHA Associate Podcast Series, Ep. 54 | Relias

In this episode - Kathleen Wessel, VP of Business Management and Operations at the AHA, speaks with Felicia Sadler, VP of Quality, and Lora Sparkman, VP of Patient Safety and Quality at Relias, about how workforce strategy dovetails with high-quality patient care. Engaged, high-quality professionals are a critical component in delivering top-notch patient care. To attract and retain top talent, innovative approaches are needed. Elevating providers, in turn, can elevate patient quality and safety.