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NewYork-Presbyterian Queens: Constant Evaluation and Vigilance Reduce CLABSI
The infection prevention and control team at New York-Presbyterian Queens took action after the rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) rose significantly across the hospital.
Florida Department of Health: Reducing Bloodstream Infections in Hemodialysis Centers
Since 2011, the Florida Department of Health’s Health Care-Associated Infection Prevention Program has used the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) HAI data metrics for surveillance and prevention efforts
Henry Ford Health: Accelerating Efforts to Reduce CLABSI Rates Yields Promising Results
Henry Ford’s hematology-oncology unit has reduced the incidence of CLABSIs in its hematology-oncology unit by 75%, documenting only two cases between July 2020 and June 2021.
AHA Associate Podcast Series | Surgical Directions
In this episode, Kathleen Wessel is joined by guests from Hackensack Meridian Health and Surgical Directions: Dr. Lucy Pereira-Argenziano, M.D., and Chief Quality Officer of Northern Region at Hackensack Meridian Health; Jeff Peters, Founder and Chair-emeritus of Surgical Directions; Supriya Patel, Director of Consulting Services for Surgical Directions; and Dr. Jason Klopotowski, Lead Physician Managing Director for Surgical Directions. Together, this team facilitated Hackensack Meridian Health’s complex move to a new facility with upgraded facilities and additional rooms. Their discussion explores the strategies and collaboration necessary to ensure patient safety and operational efficiency during the move, including simulation education, communication strategies, and more.
AHA Associate Podcast Series | Relias
Kathleen Wessel is joined by Lora Sparkman, Partner for Clinical Solutions, Patient Safety and Quality, at Relias, and John Harrington, VP of Solutions, at Relias to discuss how hospitals are able to find the balance between innovation and proven fundamentals to create a culture that sustains high reliability. Ultimately, the goal is to overcome behavioral drift, human factors, and unconscious bias to enhance patient safety measures.
AHA Associate Podcast Series | College of American Pathologists
Kathleen Wessel is joined by Dr. Emily Volk, President of the College of American Pathologists and Chief Medical Officer for Baptist Health Floyd. Dr. Volk shares her experience in addressing health equity in laboratory medicine, as well as outlooks for continuing to enhance care in pathology.
Domestic Sourcing Strategy Brings Balance to Health Care Provider Supply Chain
This white paper explores the importance of balancing health care supply sourcing through both domestic and international suppliers, the benefits and challenges of building new, domestic health care supply chains, and why community sourcing and warehousing can benefit hospitals, their staff and communities, and the delivery of high-quality patient care.
Webinar: Beyond the CMS Final Rule: How to Elevate Emergency Preparedness
This webinar recounts relevant stories and lessons learned from the frontlines to help you improve emergency management at your health care facility.
AHA Associate Podcast Series | BluSky
In this episode, host Kathleen Wessel is joined by guests from our AHA Associate partner BluSky Restoration Contractors. Dave Robbins, Sr. Vice President of Healthcare Services, and Robbie Sills, Vice President of Health Services, discuss unplanned events in healthcare. Dave and Robbie will share some of the characteristics of unplanned events—such as fires, wind events and infectious disease outbreaks—and how to provide effective remediation.
AHA Associate Podcast Series | Hospital IQ
In this episode, Kathleen Wessel is joined by Lee Wallace and Rob Grayhek, Client Outcomes Advisors for Hospital IQ. Together, they discuss how optimizing hospital discharge practices can ensure a safe and timely discharge, thus making more beds available for patients that need them. Listen in for approaches to avoid discharge delays, improve capacity and ultimately enhance the patient experience.