As we near the halfway point of 2018, we can’t help but wonder how the Healthcare industry is tackling the top 10 identified patient safety issues. From hand hygiene, disparate EHRs, and the continued rapid pace of hospital mergers and acquisitions, has there been progress that has any impact on patient safety?
The Becker’s Clinical Leadership & Infection Control editorial team chose the following 10 patient safety issues for providers to prioritize in 2018, presented below in no particular order, based on news, study findings and trends reported in the past year.
- Disparate EHRs.While EHR adoption continues to increase among healthcare providers, interoperability remains a challenge. A KLAS Research report released in October shows only 14 percent of 420 survey respondents at hospitals and clinics indicated they have “deep interoperability” when sharing data among different EHRs. This figure is up 6 percent from a year prior.
Read full article at www.beckershospitalreview.com.
An old African proverb shares the wisdom that, “It takes a village to raise a child.” The same principle applies to raising patient safety. It is a collaborative, communal effort, requiring the Healthcare community of clinicians, doctors, policy makers, and leadership to band together for the common goal of safer patient care.
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