Expert Healthcare Resources

Serving Those Who Served: How Healthcare Leaders Can Support Women Veterans

Overview Women are the fastest growing group in the veteran population, with 2 million female veterans in the United States today. Women veterans make up an increasing share of all Veteran Affa...

Prevention, Early Detection, and Treatment of Sepsis

Overview Sepsis is a relatively common condition with an estimated 1.7 million adults in the United States suffering from it each year, resulting in death for approximately 270,000 individuals....

How To: Hands-On Testing of Medical Devices

Overview The tragic death of a young child in a Philadelphia emergency room, caused by a malfunctioning medical device, gave birth to a new kind of organization fiercely committed to the safety...

Clinical Practice Guideline Development: Key Factors to Consider Using GRADE

Overview Clinical practice guidelines make recommendations about many aspects of patient care: risk assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, monitoring, and follow-up. Some recommendations ...

Purchasing in Senior Care: Mission-critical Role for Cost-effectiveness, Stewardship, and Safety

Overview There has never been a more challenging time for healthcare. Employee and supply shortages are rampant. Finances are challenged by record inflation, cost increases in all areas of oper...

Creative Ways to Reduce Supply Spend in Ambulatory Care amidst Unprecedented Inflation and Disruption

Overview As the economic fallout from the last several years continues inflicting record levels of inflation, employee turnover, supply shortages, and cost increases, now coupled with the endin...

Value Analysis: Creative Ways to Reduce Spend amidst Inflation and Disruption

Overview As the fallout from the last several years continues inflicting record levels of inflation, employee turnover, and supply shortages—now coupled with the ending of several government pr...

PSOs and Litigation: Maximize Your Protections

Overview Healthcare providers are challenged to protect sensitive patient safety information, while performing essential safety, risk, and quality work. Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) can ...

Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection: Break the Chain of Infection

Overview Over the course of the last three years, infection prevention and healthcare technology management leaders needed to rapidly adjust to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Now, with the c...