Becker's Healthcare January 3, 2022
As the healthcare industry enters the pandemic’s third year, many leaders are working to reinvigorate staff and patient safety efforts.
Below are five of the most pressing safety issues for hospitals and health systems to address in 2022, based on expert insights, research findings and trends reported in the past year.
1. Foundational safety work. First and foremost, healthcare organizations must ensure they have a strong foundation to refine safety efforts and sustain improvements, according to Patricia McGaffigan, RN, vice president of safety programs for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Ms. McGaffigan equated it to building a house — you wouldn’t add more rooms onto a foundation that isn’t solid. One way leaders can strengthen the foundation for...
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