Becker's Healthcare January 25, 2022
Amid the pandemic’s omicron surge, one expert has three patient safety and infection control issues top of mind.
More than two years into the pandemic, a lot of problems have been compounded from previous surges. Last fall, Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, spoke with Becker’s about some of the less-discussed consequences of healthcare’s labor shortage: care quality and patient safety.
Now, amid the omicron surge, Ms. Binder shared the three most concerning trends she is currently seeing:
1. Hospitals bringing in underqualified physicians because of staffing shortages. Amid national staffing shortages, Ms. Binder said some hospitals have had to bring in physicians who aren’t board-certified or trained in specific specialties, particularly in intensive care...
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