Promoting patient safety and improving the quality of patient care
Author: Mike
In this article published in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, Mahlet Mitiku Desalegn, MD (Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College) discusses how the quality of care can be improved for mechanically ventilated patients.
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It is with great enthusiasm that the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health and Safety (PPAHS) welcomes five new members to its Board of Advisors. Collectively, these appointees bring to the Board a diverse wealth of experience from fields across the healthcare industry, including pharmacovigilance, public health, strategic planning and communications, healthcare startup venture investment, and the insurance payer sector.
In its 13-year history, the PPAHS Board of Advisors has consisted of clinicians and patient families. These most recent appointments complement and broaden current Board expertise, and in turn, expand PPAHS’s reach as a patient-safety authority.
PPAHS Executive Director and Founder, Michael Wong, JD, shared, “I am exceptionally pleased to have this team of esteemed professionals as the latest addition to the PPAHS Board. Though all new members individually represent a different corner of the healthcare landscape, each stood out in recruitment efforts due to their commitment to moving the needle on patient safety.”
By Michael W. Wong, JD (Executive Director, Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety)
Amy Campbell, Ph.D., RN, CPHQ, LSBB (Quality Nurse Specialist, ECU Health) is always showing up for sepsis!
When I mentioned to Dr. Campbell, who is also the chair of our Sepsis Advisory Board, that the Global Sepsis Alliance had invited me to speak at the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, I was not thinking that she would come and speak at the event. Well, perhaps I was hoping she would, but the distance between North Carolina and Manhattan is more than 500 miles (entailing more than a 9-hour drive or an almost 2-hour flight).
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Henry J. Carter is the first long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) and Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) in New York City to meet the new standard of respiratory care, championed by the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety.
The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety (PPAHS) is pleased to announce that Henry J. Carter (HJC) Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility, a long-term care facility at NYC Health + Hospitals in New York, has met or exceeded the Enhanced Respiratory Care Standards of Care.
“At Henry J. Carter,” said the HJC CEO Floyd R. Long, “we strive to deliver the highest quality of both medical and rehabilitative care. As the only LTACH in New York City, we cannot ask less of ourselves. Weaning patients off medical support to enjoy their lives to the fullest has long been a priority: our facilities include a 14-bed weaning unit, and our Medical Ventilation weaning program boasts a 70% success rate exceeding both regional and national benchmarks. We are proud of the work we’ve done, and we appreciate the recognition from the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety (PPAHS). We’re looking forward to working closely with PPAHS in the future to ensure the best quality of care and quality of life for all of our patients.”
This World Thrombosis Day (October 13, 2024) – Be Blood Clot Aware!
Did you answer yes? Then, you may be experiencing a life-threatening condition – a blood clot (thrombosis).
According to World Thrombosis Day, 1 in 4 people worldwide die from conditions caused by thrombosis.
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By Michael W. Wong, JD (Executive Director, Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety)
The United States spends more than all other high-income countries on healthcare – $12,742 per person in 2022. Unfortunately, this spending is not bringing enough access to healthcare for pregnant women.
A recent report by March of Dimes, “Nowhere to Go: Maternity Care Deserts Across the US,” highlights the dismal state of access to maternal care in the United States.
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By: Dr. Jasmine Bonder, DNP, MSN, ACNP-BC, RN (Head of Clinical Care, Aidaly; Board of Advisors, Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety)
Emotional distress among healthcare providers is an increasingly pressing concern, with profound implications for their overall well-being and professional performance. According to a 2022 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a significant 46% of healthcare workers reported experiencing burnout, a notable rise from the 14% reported in 2018. This alarming increase identifies the growing challenges faced by those in the healthcare sector, where emotional and psychological strain is more prevalent. Psychosocial hazards amongst healthcare workers have been attributed to poor and understaffed models, high acuity with minimal peer support and untrusted management systems.
Continue reading “Emotional Safety Matters: Prioritizing Well-Being in Healthcare Environments”
The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety (PPAHS) is pleased to announce that Hospital for Special Care (HFSC) in New Britain, CT has met or exceeded the Enhanced Respiratory Care Standards of Care.
By Michael W. Wong, JD (Executive Director, Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety)
In this thoughtful and well-written editorial in the Journal of Patient Safety, Olivia Lounsbury, MS (University of Oxford) and her colleagues urge patient safety advocates and clinicians to learn from each other to further their own goals of improving patient safety:
While national contexts differ, the potential for shared learning and collaboration between countries like the United States and United Kingdom is immense.
Lounsbury et. al. invite us to look at national patient safety initiatives, such as:
So, this is what I did, and here’s what I found.
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We invite you to attend a special screening of The Pitch: Patient Safety’s Next Generation.
From the Director of To Err Is Human: A Patient Safety Documentary (2018) comes a new documentary about the evolving role of technology in improving patient safety across medicine.
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