Webinar

Medical errors continue to be significant across the country with medication errors being the most common medical error. The Vanderbilt Medical Center Wrong Medication Error by Nurse Radonda Vaught hit the news and has been dramatically impacting nursing and their desire to stay in healthcare for fear that they may be criminalized for making an […]

Barriers within and across healthcare organizations continue to limit progress in implementing population-specific patient safety processes and outcomes. According to The Joint Commission (2023), fall-injury sentinel events remain the leading issue, highlighting the need for organizational change at all levels and the adoption of clinically relevant technology and innovation to support challenged care delivery systems.

Since January 2021, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has participated in the Orthopaedic Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI-A) Medicare Superbundle. To maintain quality while improving value metrics, the Ortho team examined all aspects of the 90-day episode-of-care for ortho trauma and elective joint replacements. We found that multidisciplinary coordination and collaboration are vital for outstanding […]

Dr. Rana will be discussing the risk of postpartum hypertension and the disparity in care of women in the postpartum period. She will be discussing the creation and implementation of the STAMPP- HTN program.

Pneumatic tube systems have been used for years as an effective way to transport items, including blood bank specimens and products. This presentation will explore this oft underappreciated technology and discuss various aspects of its use in blood bank/transfusion medicine. Join us as we review how pneumatic tubes can impact patient care and how sending things “down the tubes” can change workflows.