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In the latest "Safety Speaks" conversation, Christi Barney, R.N., vice president of quality and patient safety at Emerson Health, discusses the health system鈥檚 innovative approach to culture building, and how quality and safety trainings for all stakeholders drove buy-in and measurable success.
In this conversation, three experts from Dartmouth Health discuss their five-part virtual behavioral health training program, "Keeping Students Safe: Supporting Youth in Mental Health Distress."
Cybercriminals are ramping up attacks on health care systems throughout the United States, with a majority of these crimes originating from international, state-sponsored actors.
Darryl A. Elmouchi, M.D., chief operating officer of Corewell Health, discusses the current constraints facing caregivers when managing their day-to-day responsibilities, and how Corewell piloted innovative programs to help their employees get back to the main priority of patient care.
In a new "Safety Speaks" conversation, Jamie Orlikoff, president of Orlikoff & Associates, Inc. and AHA national adviser on governance and leadership, discusses the role hospital boards can play in supporting quality and safety within their health systems, and how board members who aren't鈥
There has been a sharp uptick this year in ruthless tactics by cybercriminals, who are now directly threatening patients with the release of sensitive information, photos and medical records. John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, talks with two experts about the rise in these鈥
Clinicians bring all of their skill and mental acuity to treat the whole patient, but there are many factors that can derail their ability to provide patient care.
Kittitas Valley Healthcare, based in Ellensburg, Wash., was delivering 300-350 babies each year in the region prior to 2022, offering the area鈥檚 only comprehensive obstetric services.
Improving access to rural health care is a top priority for AHA, and its 2024 Rural Advocacy Agenda lays the groundwork to improve the system as a whole. In this conversation, three AHA experts drill down on specific steps needed to help rural health care stay financially sound and ready to serve.
In a new 鈥淪afety Speaks鈥 conversation, Harry S. Smith, board chair of Valley Health System and member of the AHA Committee on Governance, discusses how Valley Health rearranged its governance system to ensure that quality and patient safety standards were being met across the board.