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The Safety Blog<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row overlay_dotted=””][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

The Safety Blog serves to highlight patient safety news, stories, and initiatives aimed at upholding our mission: safe care for every patient, every time, everywhere.<\/h4>\n

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July 10, 2024<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Advancing Patient Safety with Communication and Resolution Programs<\/a><\/h2>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Advancing Patient Safety with Communication and Resolution Programs By Felicidad Smith, Communication and Resolution Program Manager at FHCQ Medical errors, or adverse events that occur unintentionally in healthcare institutions, are more common than the public may realize. Factors such as miscommunication, missed\/delayed diagnosis, inadequate monitoring or follow-up, technical errors, and systems failures are some…<\/p>\n

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TakeCharge This Patient Safety Awareness Week: 5 Steps to Safer Healthcare<\/a><\/h2>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7921″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][vc_column_text]By Ilene Corina, BCPA | Pulse Center for Patient Safety Education & Advocacy Sitting with a patient at her bedside waiting for her operation, I watched the nurses scramble around to each patient preparing each of them for surgery. They took blood pressure and asked questions and some were speaking…<\/p>\n

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Stigma & Bias in Healthcare: The Obstacles, Consequences and Changes Needed<\/a><\/h2>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] by: Anita Sulaiman | Principal Consultant and Executive Coach at IBEX Consulting What does every one of us need \u2013 regardless of age, race, gender, religion or nationality? Healthcare. One of the biggest and most enduring challenges in healthcare is the issue of provider stigma and bias, and their impact on patient outcomes. We…<\/p>\n

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Agility in Crisis: How The Everett Clinic responded to COVID-19<\/a><\/h2>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] by: Dr. Kent Hu, MD | Associate Medical Director, The Everett Clinic The COVID-19 pandemic transformed our world, and with it our way of caring for patients. The Everett Clinic seized this crisis to challenge old assumptions and develop new models of care. When the first COVID-19 positive patient arrived on our doorstep on…<\/p>\n

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Collaboration over Competition: How Pediatric Hospitals Can Thrive When They Work Together<\/a><\/h2>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] by: Karlee Prince | Washington Patient Safety Coalition Intern, University of Washington Senior The Washington Patient Safety Coalition had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Paul Sharek, the Vice President, Chief Quality and Safety Officer and Interim Chief Medical Officer (Quality\/Safety) at Seattle Children\u2019s Hospital in Seattle, Washington. Paul is well versed in Quality…<\/p>\n

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Reducing Stress for Health Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/a><\/h2>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] by\u00a0Dr. Walter Reichman | Partner and Vice President of Org Vitality Health professionals, even in ordinary times, juggle caring for a range of people, including their patients, their patients\u2019 families, their colleagues and their own families and loved ones. This is stress-inducing in normal times, and of course, we are in anything but normal…<\/p>\n

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Service over Self<\/a><\/h2>\n

[vc_row][vc_column width=”” text_alignment=””][vc_column_text] by Gloria Brigham, EdD, MN, RN | WSNA Director of Nursing Practice   In early March, a frightened nurse reported that she knew she had been exposed to COVID-19 during her shift and was checking into a hotel to avoid exposing her young children and husband. Later, food and clothes were dropped…<\/p>\n

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Washington Health Care Association Partners with the Tacoma Fire Department\/EMS Division and Stakeholders to Decrease the Number of 911 Calls for Lift Assistance for LTC Facilities<\/a><\/h2>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] by Elena Madrid |\u00a0Executive Vice President for Regulatory Affairs, Washington Health Care Association The Washington Health Care Association (WHCA) is a statewide non-profit organization representing over 500 assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. WHCA\u2019s mission is to promote quality long term and post-acute health care and services, while serving as an advocate for providers,…<\/p>\n

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THE VALUE OF ATTENDING CONFERENCES<\/a><\/h2>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] by Tosha Mackness | Clinical Director of Quality Initiatives, Clinical Director for Port Angeles, Northwest Kidney Centers\u00a0 As I prepare for what 2020 holds, I\u2019d like to take some time to reflect on what has just passed. December is my favorite time of year, not due to the holiday cheer, the food, the tree,…<\/p>\n

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KNOWING WHEN IT’S TIME FOR ASSISTED LIVING<\/a><\/h2>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Knowing When It\u2019s Time for Assisted Living by Lydia Chan | Co-Creator, Alzehimer’s Caregiver It seems like just a few short years ago that your parents were young and spry, but lately, you can tell that age is catching up to them. Is it nothing to worry about, or is it a sign that…<\/p>\n

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