Reputation does matter, which is why it’s important for hospitals and healthcare systems to raise community awareness of their commitment to advancing patient-centered care. One way to achieve this goal is through applying and being recognized for healthcare industry awards, such as Leapfrog’s Top Hospital or Best in KLAS.
Besides press releases, here are other ways to promote your hospital’s awards. Continue reading “How Hospitals Can Promote Awards to the Community”
Crises can happen at any moment–take Chipotle for example. According to an analysis by a risk management company, if the restaurant chain had had a vendor risk management solution, the food may have never been contaminated.
It’s also important for hospitals and clinics to have a vendor risk management strategy in place. If a vendor were to make a mistake, it’s your hospital that unfortunately takes much of the blame and your patients who suffer the consequences. Here are tips on how to create such a strategy. Continue reading “How to Create a Vendor Risk Management Strategy”
Security breaches in the healthcare industry are on pace for more than one per day, according to a recent report. What’s telling is that 9.2 percent of the breaches occurred through accidental email/internet exposure and 8.7 percent due to employee errors, an IT security company discovered.
It’s one thing to be targeted by hackers, but hospitals wanting to prevent healthcare data breaches need to eliminate ones caused by staff.
Here’s how you can protect patient health information: Continue reading “How to Prevent Employee-Caused Data Breaches”