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How Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Can Influence Healthcare

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By ensuring that you have an equitable environment, you are creating an organizational culture that will attract and retain experienced staff and support your patients. six months or one year), your organization can implement targeted interventions and best practices to drive the success of DEI. Identify indicators of success.

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Memorial Hermann Health System’s Innovative Approach To Reimagining a Culture of Excellence

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Adapting communications to meet urgent needs. Communication is always a key priority in a high reliability-focused organization. Taking a disciplined approach to incorporate interventions aligned to support patient safety as a core value is imperative, especially during a pandemic.

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The draft Mental Health Bill: parliamentary proposals for change

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This was because it might dissuade potentially beneficial and shorter interventions at an earlier stage. The draft bill would not introduce the new ‘harm-based’ detention criteria for forensic patients, under part 3 of the MHA.

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When Risks Collide: Maternal Mortality and Mental Health

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Lora Sparkman, MHA, RN, BSN, Partner, Patient Safety and Quality at ReliasAlarmingly, the maternal mortality rate in the U.S. Lora Sparkman, MHA, RN, BSN, Partner, Patient Safety and Quality, Relias. Healthcare organizations must improve communication and coordination at the system level.

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Reducing Maternal Mortality: Will the ‘Birthing-Friendly’ Hospital Designation Help?

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Hospitals can attain this designation by attesting that they participated in a state or national perinatal quality improvement program and implemented recommended interventions. Let’s take a look at other components that have been communicated by CMS. What is in the Maternity Care Action Plan?

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How Transformational Leadership Improves Patient Safety

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These attributes (and others) can translate to greater improvements in patient safety. Communication Transformational leaders use effective communication skills to build trust and establish a shared vision around a culture of safety where everyone understands their role in working to protect patients.