Quality & Patient Safety
In this conversation, University of Utah Health's Kencee Graves, M.D., hospitalist and palliative medicine physician, and David Colling, vice chair, Community Board of Directors, discuss how a 鈥淨uality 101鈥 approach helped bridge knowledge gaps between clinicians and board members.
The AHA Living Learning Network is launching the Quality Exchange, a virtual collaborative for health care quality and patient safety professionals at hospitals and health systems.
A peer-driven initiative focused on fostering meaningful improvements in patient care and organizational performance.
As part of the AHA's Patient Safety Initiative, a dedicated webpage features case studies showing how hospitals and health systems across the nation are implementing effective and innovative programs to create a culture of safety, improve staff well-being and connect with their communities.
Join AHA鈥檚 Board Chair Tina Freese Decker for Leadership Dialogue as she discusses key issues with hospitals colleagues from across the country. Watch the video and listen to the podcasts. New videos will post the last Monday of each month.
The 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) and the Association for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) brought together a small group composed of hospital and health system leaders, device manufacturers and policy leaders to explore how to make devices safer by design.
Mindy Estes, M.D., former CEO of Saint Luke鈥檚 Health System and former AHA board chair, and Nancy Howell Agee, CEO emeritus of Carilion Clinic and former AHA board chair, discuss the importance of bringing a culture of safety reporting to an organization and how technology cannot replace the human鈥
See the update for AHA members.
The newly released Insights Report, 鈥淚mprovement in Safety Culture Linked to Better Patient and Staff Outcomes,鈥 highlights progress on additional outcome measures of patient safety including some that reflect the ongoing work led by nurses to protect patients.
Advancing Patient Safety: Integrated Nursing Practice, Professional Development and Patient Education Practical approaches to elevate care quality and outcomes Thursday, May 8, 2025 1 - 2 p.m. Eastern; noon - 1 p.m.鈥疌entral;鈥10 - 11 a.m. Pacific