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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Temitope (Temi) Oseromi

Minority Nurse

Temitope (Temi) Oseromi, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, has been serving as the nurse manager of Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) HealthCare’s Intensive Care Units—the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) and the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) since 2022. What are you most proud of?

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Shelise Valentine

Minority Nurse

Shelise Valentine, RNC, MSN, C-EFM, CPPS, CPHRM, is the Director of Clinical Education, Healthcare Risk Advisors, part of TDC Group and chairs nursing, co-chairs obstetric and simulation initiatives, and directs risk management and obstetric education for insured hospital clients to improve patient safety and reduce malpractice risk.

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Nuclear Verdicts in Obstetrics Show the Risk of Malpractice Claims — What Are the Root Causes?

Relias

In 2022, a Georgia verdict awarded $30 million in a case where the baby’s heart rate went unmonitored for a critical period during labor. Also in 2022, an Iowa case resulted in a $97.4 Breakdowns in communication — Effective communication is the backbone of patient safety.

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10 Risk Management Strategies in Healthcare

Arkenea

Key Takeaways In 2022 an average of 1.94 The healthcare industry is continuously surrounded by challenges such as patient safety, compliance, and cybersecurity. It’s necessary to safeguard patient information or ePHI (Protected Health Information) as it contains personal details, medical history, and other information.

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

Relias

Taking a disciplined approach to incorporate interventions aligned to support patient safety as a core value is imperative, especially during a pandemic. Memorial Hermann’s partnership with Relias as its education solution provider has been essential in helping it sustain best practices.

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Innovative Approaches To Improve Maternal Mortality and Maternal Care

Relias

Nor is there a lack of technology to connect providers and patients. has equity and access issues for some populations, as surfaced recently in a March of Dimes 2022 report, which found that 2.2 However, the U.S. million U.S. women of childbearing age live in maternity care deserts. In these areas, less than half of U.S.

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

Relias

­The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule in August 2022 to improve maternal health outcomes and advance health equity — two of the Biden-Harris Administration’s key priorities. It is important to focus on clinical protocols and reduction in practice variation. Sadly, U.S. rates are continuing to rise.