Quality & Patient Safety
The Next Gen Fellowship allows fellows to feature their transformative work through videos and capstone projects.
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.
Join AHA’s Board Chair Joanne Conroy, M.D., for Leadership Dialogue as she discusses key issues with hospitals colleagues from across the country. Watch the video and listen to the podcasts. New videos will post the last Monday of each month.
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 engineering, the future of patient safety and the big questions this work reveals.
Several years ago, Rush’s leaders—like many hospital administrators across the country—began preparing for the shift to value-based care. As part of those efforts, the Medical Center’s colorectal surgery team implemented the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program in 2014.
The Unit Safety Score provides a comprehensive, weighted measure of inpatient safety performance by tracking eleven key domains across harm and best practice events. Calculated on a rolling three-month basis, the score is designed to help healthcare nursing units identify and address preventable…
As value-based care models grow, hospitals, providers and payers need to align goals and incentives to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs.
In this conversation, Jefferson Health's Cara Martino, DNP, R.N., enterprise vice president of clinical improvement and transformation, and Trish Henwood, M.D., executive vice president and chief clinical officer, discuss the organization's ever-growing patient population.
A new AHA case study highlights how Springfield Memorial Hospital in Illinois revised its patient safety culture through the implementation of its unique, impactful Great Catch Award, Equity Scorecard and Safety Summits programs.
Three of the most unique and impactful patient safety programs that Springfield Memorial Hospital implemented are the Great Catch Award, Equity Scorecard, and Safety Summits.