ASHRM Podcasts

Join Rodney Melton the Manager of Patient Safety and Clinical Risk Management at Parkland Health and Hospital System in Dallas, Texas on his journey from an EMT to a health care leader. Rodney has worked in a variety of different roles in patient safety and clinical risk management. Listen in as Rodney shares insights into industry challenges and what he has learned over 20 years in the profession.

Join Tatum, O’Sullivan, the 2024 ASHRM President, on her journey from bedside nursing to healthcare leadership. Listen in as Tatum shares insights into industry challenges and what she has learned over 28 years in the profession. Learn how Tatum grew from her start in 2005 to a leader in ASHRM.

This podcast will present the benefits associated with the use of video to support the informed consent process. Tune in as Mr. Keplinger and Dr. Patel discuss how video can improve patients understanding of procedures and reduce malpractice risk.

Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a systematic approach designed to proactively aid organizations in addressing potential risks associated with a new practice or a change in an existing process. The why, when and how of using the FMEA tool will be discussed.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed healthcare forever. We are now all acutely aware of how limited our national hospital bed capacity is, and how hesitant folks are to seek care within facilities experiencing crisis. We also learned that, for the most part, patients prefer receiving hospital-level care within their own homes. This podcast discusses the Hospital at Home through the lens of patient safety, and encourages listeners to be prepared for their own journey into the decentralized care model

Risk Professionals working in Critical Access Hospitals face a unique set of issues and joys. Join Toni A. Inserra as she discusses the history, challenges, and benefits that South Lyon Medical Center faced as it transitioned into a CAH.

This podcast will discuss the trends and challenges that those working in the physician practice setting are encountering.  Interventions taken by the North Shore physician practice group will be explored.  Lessons learned in addressing WPV and supporting the team members in the organization will be shared.

This podcast will review actions taken beyond the required federal, state and accreditation standards to address workplace  violence (WPV)  through the use of the ERM Risk Assessment and incorporation into system strategic initiatives.   Incorporating trauma informed care principles for addressing patient behaviors and supporting impacted workforce members.

In the aftermath of significant event, staff may be reluctant to complete patient safety reports. Tune in to hear Sandy Bledsoe discuss how to encourage event reporting in the face of adversity. To learn more about Sandy, and the work being done at Vanderbilt, go to www.vumc.org.

In terms of hospital-based access to high-quality care, availability continues to decrease, particularly for the most vulnerable. In this podcast, globally recognized experts in maternal and neonatal care – Dr. Henry Lerner, Dr. Patricia Scott, and Linda Zimmer, MSN, RN – will shed some light on the state of child and maternal health and how HealthStream is driving change and impact through simulated, risk-based learning solutions.