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PSQH Quick Poll 2025: Taking the Pulse of Healthcare Risk Management

1 week ago | psqh.com | Jay Kumar

By Jay KumarAs part of Health Care Risk Management Week, PSQH reached out to our readers with a few questions about how healthcare organizations are dealing with managing risks. The Quick Poll had a total of 47 respondents. Thanks to our sponsors Inovalon, Origami Risk, and SAI360. Biggest risks facing healthcare organizationsAsked about the leading risks facing their organizations, 74% of respondents said their biggest risk was workforce retention, up 2% from a year ago.
PSQH Innovation Awards Winner: St. Bernard Hospital Improves Sepsis Care and Reduces Mortality Rates

1 week ago | psqh.com | Jay Kumar

By Jay KumarEditor's note: The seventh annual PSQH Innovation Awards recognize healthcare organizations who overcame patient safety or quality improvement challenges. In this article, we highlight the winning submission from St. Bernard Hospital in Chicago. The challengeIn St. Bernard's submission, Joanne Igney, Director of Quality, wrote that sepsis care was a multifaceted challenge rooted in both internal resistance and the complexity of sepsis care compliance.
The Exec: New CMO Puts Premium on Health Equity

2 weeks ago | psqh.com | Christopher Cheney

By Christopher CheneyThe new CMO of Metropolitan Hospital, which is part of NYC Health + Hospitals, is committed to health equity. Anitha Srinivasan, MD, MPH, became CMO of Metropolitan Hospital effective June 1. She has held several leadership positions at the hospital, including serving as deputy CMO and chief experience officer. Srinivasan has a clinical background in surgery. "Promoting health equity is the very core of our mission," Srinivasan says.
Dartmouth Health Children's Takes Innovative Step in Maternal Mental Health

2 weeks ago | psqh.com | Christopher Cheney

By Christopher CheneyDartmouth Health Children's has created what it says is the first maternal mental health navigator role in the nation. Mental health can be a challenge for new moms. Their mental health conditions include anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Mental health conditions are a leading cause of suicide among new moms.
How Hospital CEOs Are Reimagining Workforce Strategies

3 weeks ago | psqh.com | Jay Asser

By Jay AsserIn the face of ongoing workforce shortages and rising labor costs, hospital CEOs are revamping their approach to designing and building teams. Whether it's investing in education partnerships, strengthening nurse residencies, or responding to the evolving needs of younger generations, hospital leaders are thinking creatively about workforce sustainability.
Why Are Home Health Agencies Ditching Telehealth?

3 weeks ago | psqh.com | Eric Wicklund

By Eric WicklundHome health agencies embraced telehealth during the COVID pandemic to support patient care, but a growing number are giving up on virtual care, saying it's too complicated for their patients and unsustainable. That's the key takeaway from a study commissioned by the National Institute on Aging and conducted by the University of California, Irvine, and several other universities.
CNOs, Here's How to Prepare for ICE Agents in Hospitals

3 weeks ago | psqh.com | G Hatfield

By G HatfieldMany things in healthcare have changed since the beginning of the year from a policy perspective. On Jan. 20, the Trump Administration revoked a policy that protected sensitive locations, including hospitals, from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) enforcement actions. In the wake of these removed protections, preparedness is key.
Doctors Train AI on Preventing Heart Attacks

1 month ago | psqh.com | Eric Wicklund

By Eric WicklundAn AI tool that can detect inflammation in the coronary artery could help clinicians diagnose heart disease much earlier, even decades before the patient shows any outward signs of distress. CaRi-Heart Technology, developed by Connecticut-based Caristo Diagnostics, was recently given its own Category III CPT code by the American Medical Association's CPT Editorial Panel, an important step in the path to adoption after FDA approval and, just as important, payer reimbursement.
Is Your Organization Prepared for TEAM?

1 month ago | psqh.com | Jay Kumar

By Matt PhillionThe Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) is set to launch on January 1, 2026, and healthcare providers face a looming deadline to prepare. This mandatory model is intended to advance the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's prior work on episode-based alternative payment models and will run for five years, ending in December 2030.
Survey: Physician Appointment Wait Times Surge 19% since 2022

1 month ago | psqh.com | John Commins

By John ComminsThe struggles of rural Americans to access physicians in designated healthcare deserts is well-documented. Now, a from clinician recruiters AMN Healthcare shows that urbanites face similar hurdles. On average, AMN's 2025 Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times found that it takes 31 days to schedule doctors' appointments in 15 of the nation's largest cities.