{"id":629629,"date":"2023-04-15T18:49:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T23:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/15\/himsscast-how-it-can-help-improve-both-patient-and-workforce-safety\/"},"modified":"2023-04-15T18:49:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T23:49:30","slug":"himsscast-how-it-can-help-improve-both-patient-and-workforce-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/15\/himsscast-how-it-can-help-improve-both-patient-and-workforce-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"HIMSSCast: How IT can help improve both patient and workforce safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n      <a id=\"main-content\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div property=\"content:encoded\" about=\"\/news\/himsscast-how-it-can-help-improve-both-patient-and-workforce-safety\" typeof=\"sioc:Item foaf:Document\" id=\"block-system-main\">\n<p>Patricia A. McGaffigan, RN, vice president at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, has a long list of bona fides in patient safety innovation. She serves as IHI&#8217;s senior sponsor for the National Steering Committee for Patient Safety and is the the president of the Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">McGaffigan is also the former chief operating officer at the National Patient Safety Foundation, is a certified professional in patient safety, a graduate of the AHA-NPSF Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship Program and a member of the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Committee.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We spoke with her recently about both discussing patient and workforce safety in healthcare, and the ways technology can help advance both.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Like what you hear? Subscribe to the podcast on<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/himsscast\/id1488664266?uo=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Apple Podcasts<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0jWtYAsPUXRGFAIyPl2WK1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Spotify<\/a> or<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS83MjgzMDkucnNz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Google Play<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Talking points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">How health IT can advance patient and workforce safety \u2013 and help regain ground that was lost during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Why technology is helpful but insufficient for ensuring patient and workforce safety, and where it falls short.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The risks of unintended consequences with certain health IT deployments.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">How healthcare leaders can better identify and address technology risks<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">How the cognitive burdens associated with technology and documentation can pose safety risks, and how healthcare organizations can alleviate those burdens.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>More about this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcareitnews.com\/video\/interoperability-and-patient-safety-promoted-integration-healthcare-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interoperability and patient safety promoted by integration of healthcare records<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcareitnews.com\/news\/precision-dosing-improves-patient-safety-critical-access-hospital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Precision dosing improves patient safety for critical access hospital<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcareitnews.com\/news\/intel-gives-intermountain-funding-expand-patient-safety-monitoring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intel gives Intermountain funding to expand patient safety monitoring<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcareitnews.com\/news\/feds-point-learning-health-system-key-patient-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feds point to learning health system as key to patient safety<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcareitnews.com\/news\/how-data-visualization-helped-saint-joseph-mercy-improve-quality-patient-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How data visualization helped Saint Joseph Mercy improve quality, patient safety<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcareitnews.com\/news\/himsscast-how-it-can-help-improve-both-patient-and-workforce-safety\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Lawanda Grumbles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patricia A. McGaffigan, RN, vice president at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, has a long list of bona fides in patient safety innovation. She serves as IHI&#8217;s senior sponsor for the National Steering Committee for Patient Safety and is the the president of the Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety. 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