Becker's Healthcare September 5, 2025
To increase patient safety, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare takes staff on “field trips” to learn from other high-risk industries, such as chemical manufacturing, according to an American Hospital Association podcast published Sept. 3.
Randy Fagin, MD, chief quality officer of HCA, said the system is on par and above healthcare industry metrics for patient safety. However, some high-risk industries are substantially safer than healthcare, including high speed rail, chemical manufacturing, general mechanical manufacturing, military aviation, and oil and gas, he said.
In those industries, there are key lessons applicable to healthcare.
“Safety is foundational. Like, you cannot achieve regulatory compliance without a foundation of safety,” said Dr. Fagin, who oversees the health system’s patient safety, regulatory compliance,...
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