Hospitals commonly use huddles to create staff alignment on a wide range of operational, clinical, and other topics and functions. However, not all huddles are delivering the desired effect of lasting impact and full staff engagement. Experts agree that one fundamental requirement of creating a safety culture is having a preoccupation with safety built into every workday.

In the latest Key In To Quality podcast, entitled “Improving Safety Culture and Solving Problems Through Daily Huddles,” Jennifer Cowart, M.D., patient safety officer and hospitalist, Mayo Clinic Florida, shares her experience with building culture of safety through deliberate, strategic, and persistent hard work. Dr. Cowart has dedicated much of her career to improving safety culture at Mayo Clinic and other institutions. She provides useful insights on and practical recommendations for implementing daily huddles that foster trusting relationships, build leadership skills, and engage team members in creating safety culture.

The session is ideal for health care leaders, patient safety and quality leaders and staff, clinical practice leaders, and nursing leaders and staff.

Host: Timothy Morgenthaler, M.D. | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timorgenthaler/

Host: Sheri Nemec| https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheryl-sheri-nemec-a627982a/

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In 1989, American author Stephen Covey published the popular business book “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.” In it, he presents the second habit: begin with the end in mind. Those working in healthcare today know that concept applies to patient care. There are a myriad of opportunities to examine historical practices and data with future quality and safety improvements in mind. Mortality reviews is one of those.

This episode of Key into Quality podcast, entitled “Systematic Mortality Reviews: Looking Back to Improve the Future” discusses insights into how mortality reviews can guide healthcare providers in delivering safer, more effective care.

Brian Beam, M.D., assistant professor, Anesthesiology and chair, Mayo Clinic Rochester Mortality Review Subcommittee, and John McMahon, manager, Quality Operations, Mayo Clinic share Mayo Clinic’s mortality review process, its structure, and the collaborative efforts involved. They also talk about how leveraging data and fostering collaboration have led to significant improvements in patient care as well as how Mayo Clinic is working towards using artificial intelligence to proactively address potential issues.

This podcast is ideal for healthcare and hospital leaders, quality and patient safety leaders and staff, providers, and care givers.

Host: Timothy Morgenthaler, M.D. | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timorgenthaler/

Host: Sheri Nemec| https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheryl-sheri-nemec-a627982a/

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Are you passionate about the future of healthcare and eager to learn how proactive strategies, real-world success stories, and cutting-edge innovation are revolutionizing nursing? Here’s a chance to hear inspiring ideas to use at your hospital or clinical practice.

This recent episode of Key into Quality podcast, entitled “The Future of Safety in Nursing: Voices from the Frontline,” hosted guests Jen Cruise and Nina Hawthorne, both nurse administrators at Mayo Clinic, who shared invaluable insights from their extensive nursing experience. Together, they illustrate the essence of Safety 2.0 by demonstrating how proactive strategies and staff empowerment lead to exceptional patient outcomes.

Jen and Nina also delved into their visionary approaches, such as Jen's focus on integrating evidence-based practice into daily nursing activities and Nina's championing of innovation to drive safety. Their dialogue showcased the dedication of nursing leaders at Mayo Clinic in advancing healthcare quality and ensuring that patient needs remain the central focus.

This podcast is ideal for healthcare and hospital leaders, nursing leaders, nurses, quality and safety leaders and staff.

Host: Timothy Morgenthaler, M.D. | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timorgenthaler/

Host: Sheri Nemec| https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheryl-sheri-nemec-a627982a/

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