PSQH: The Podcast

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Join PSQH Editor-in-Chief Jay Kumar every other Friday for PSQH: The Podcast, a bi-weekly podcast covering the hottest topics in patient safety and quality.

Jay Kumar


    • May 6, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 129 EPISODES


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    PSQH Episode 129: The Need for Better Safety Protocols in Healthcare Facilities

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 18:58


    On episode 129 of PSQH: The Podcast, Jennifer Schmitz, Chief Clinical Officer, Emergency Nurses Association, discusses how nursing leaders can help facilities reduce workplace violence. This episode is sponsored by Drexel University as part of PSQH's National Nurses Week activities.

    Episode 128: Boosting Patient Safety with Technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 27:24


    On episode 128 of Kumar Subramaniam, President and CEO of SafeTower, talks about using technology to help organizations improve patient safety. This episode is sponsored by SafeTower.

    Episode 127: The Role of AI in Pathology

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 23:47


    On episode 127 of PSQH: The Podcast, Joseph Mossel, CEO of Ibex Medical Analytics, talks about the role of AI in pathology.

    Episode 126: The Ins and Outs of Drug-Gene Testing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 24:46


    On episode 126 of PSQH: The Podcast, Kristine Ashcraft, founder and president of YouScript, talks about how hospitals and health systems are using drug-gene testing.

    Episode 125: Meeting the Latest Public Health Challenges

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 30:49


    On episode 125 of PSQH: The Podcast, Marge McFarlane, principal, Superior Performance Consultants LLC, talks about how healthcare organizations are dealing with increased respiratory disease numbers and other public health challenges. This episode is sponsored by IAC, Inovalon, and Origami Risk as part of Patient Safety Awareness Week.

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    Episode 124: Patient Expectations for 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 25:19


    On episode 124 of PSQH: The Podcast, Hari Prasad, CEO of Yosi Health, talks about patient expectations for 2025.

    Episode 123: Healthcare Trends to Watch in 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 30:15


    On episode 123 of PSQH: The Podcast, Pete Reilly, practice leader and Chief Sales Manager of Hub International's North American healthcare practice, talks about healthcare trends for 2025.

    Episode 122: The Growing Role of Advanced Practice Clinicians

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 31:56


    On episode 122 of PSQH: The Podcast, Laura Kline, Senior VP of Business Development, TDC Group, talks about how advanced practice clinicians are taking on bigger roles in primary care delivery.

    PSQH Episode 121: Documenting the Future of Patient Safety

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 35:05


    On episode 121 of PSQH: The Podcast, Mike Eisenberg, Creative Director of Tall Tale Productions, talks about his new documentary The Pitch: Patient Safety's Next Generation.

    Episode 120: Improving Quality with Care Operating Systems

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 16:22


    On episode 120 of PSQH: The Podcast, Josh Clark, RN, MHA, Vice President of Quality and Safety Operating Systems at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, talks about the concept of care operating systems. This interview was recorded at the IHI Forum in Orlando.

    Episode 119: Advancing Nursing Innovation Through Virtual Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 25:27


    On episode 119 of PSQH: The Podcast, IHI VP Patricia McGaffigan and Dr. Marguerite Cunningham, Vice President and Chief Nursing Informatics Officer at Inova Health, talk about the IHI's nurse-led pilot rapid cycle improvement program. This interview was recorded at the IHI Forum in Orlando.

    Episode 118: Filling the Mental Health Services Gaps with Technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 20:16


    On episode 118 of PSQH: The Podcast, Loren Larsen, CEO and co-founder of Videra Health, talks about how technology can help fill the gaps in mental health services.

    Episode 117: Using Smart Hospital Platforms to Improve Nurse Staffing Issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 20:06


    On episode 117 of PSQH: The Podcast, Stephanie Lahr, MD, CHCIO, President of Artisight, talks about how smart hospital platforms can help improve nurse staffing issues.

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    Episode 116: Staying Alert for Cyberattacks on Healthcare Organizations

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 27:00


    On episode 116 of PSQH: The Podcast, Zach Evans, Chief Technology Officer at Xsolis, talks about the impact of cyberattacks on healthcare.

    Episode 115: How Hospitals Are Improving Hand Hygiene Practices

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 27:55


    On episode 115 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Emily Landon, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago, talks about how hospitals are improving their hand hygiene practices. This episode is sponsored by BioVigil and Inovalon and presented as part of International Infection Prevention Week.

    Episode 114: Reducing Medication Errors with Technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 15:58


    On episode 114 of PSQH: The Podcast, Lani Bertrand, Senior Director, Clinical Marketing & Thought Leadership at Omnicell, talks about how technology can help reduce medication errors.

    Episode 113: Addressing Workforce Hurdles and Improving Patient Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 23:30


    On episode 113 of PSQH: The Podcast, Michael Charlton, CEO of AtlantiCare, and Helene Burns, Chief Nurse Executive at AtlantiCare, talk about how addressing workforce hurdles can improve patient care.

    Episode 112: Improving Staff Retention in Healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 20:18


    On episode 112 of PSQH: The Podcast, Heidi Raines, founder of Performance Health Partners, talks about how to improve staff retention in healthcare.

    Episode 111: The Need for Workplace Violence Prevention Training in Healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 19:09


    On episode 111 of PSQH: The Podcast, Tony Jace, CEO of the Crisis Prevention Institute, talks about the level of workplace violence faced by healthcare professionals and how to improve training.

    Episode 110: The Importance of Tracking Medication Adherence

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 22:16


    On episode 110 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Juan Maldonado, a Texas-based family medicine specialist, talks about his efforts to track medication adherence.

    Episode 109: The Overwhelming Flood of Patient Wearable Data

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 14:33


    On episode 109 of PSQH: The Podcast, Richard Cahill, Vice-President & Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company, talks about the impact of data from patient wearables on physicians.

    Episode 108: Focusing on Improved IV Safety

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 22:03


    On episode 108 of PSQH: The Podcast, Andrew Barton, a nurse consultant with the U.K.'s National Health Service, talks about a recent study on reducing IV leaks.

    Episode 107: Best Practices for Fall Prevention Programs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 21:31


    On episode 107 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Amy Hester, chairwoman and CEO of HD Nursing, talks about best practices for fall prevention programs.

    Episode 106: Using Data to Conduct More Effective Risk Assessments

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 38:12


    On episode 106 of PSQH: The Podcast, Kenneth Rohde, president of KRRohde LLC, talks about how to use your data to conduct more effective risk assessments.

    Episode 105: Working to Reduce Maternal Mortality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 28:31


    On episode 105 of PSQH: The Podcast, Loral Patchen, a senior faculty midwife attending at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, and Anish Sebastian, CEO of Babyscripts, talk about ways to reduce maternal mortality.

    Episode 104: Integrating Environmental Sustainability into Healthcare Quality and Safety

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 26:15


    On episode 104 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Komal Bajaj, Medical Director of Sustainability at NYC Health + Hospitals and Chief Quality Officer at Jacobi and North Central Bronx Hospitals, talks about integrating environmental sustainability into healthcare quality and safety.

    PSQH Episode 103: Supporting Nurses with Substance Abuse Disorders

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 28:36


    On episode 103 of PSQH: The Podcast, Deborah Koivula, Outreach Coordinator for Statewide Peer Assistance for Nurses in New York, talks about how provider organizations can better support nurses struggling with substance abuse disorders. This episode is part of PSQH's activities for National Nurses Week.

    Episode 102: How to Stem the Tide of Workplace Violence in Healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 22:41


    On episode 102 of PSQH: The Podcast, Mary Jagim, principal consultant, Centrak, talks about preventing workplace violence in healthcare.

    PSQH Episode 101: Preventing Drug Diversion with Technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 24:43


    On episode 101 of PSQH: The Podcast, Karen Kobelski, vice president and general manager of clinical surveillance, Compliance & Data Solutions, Wolters Kluwer Health, talks about preventing drug diversion.

    Episode 100: The State of Virtual Healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 16:20


    On episode 100 of PSQH: The Podcast, Frank McGillin, CEO at The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic, talks about the state of virtual care and how it can improve the quality of the patient experience. This episode is sponsored by Avtec, IAC and Origami Risk as part of PSQH's activities for Patient Safety Awareness Week.

    Episode 99: The Growth of Home-Based Healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 25:02


    On episode 99 of PSQH: The Podcast, Brandy Sparkman-Beierle, Chief Clinical Officer at Homecare Homebase, talks about the growth of home-based healthcare.

    Episode 98: Reducing Physician Burnout with Technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 29:47


    On episode 98 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dael Stewart, Lead Product Strategist and Digital Health Vertical Lead at TXI, talks about using technology to reduce physician burnout.

    Episode 97: The Benefits of Robotic Surgical Systems

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 22:41


    On episode 97 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Maria Iliakova, bariatric and general surgeon, talks about the benefits of robotic surgical systems.

    Episode 96: Making the Most of SDoH Data

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2024 19:10


    On episode 96 of PSQH: The Podcast, Kenneth Young, president and CEO of Medecision, talks about the importance of Social Determinants of Health data.

    Episode 95: How Technology Can Improve IV Safety

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2023 17:47


    On episode 95 of PSQH: The Podcast, Gary Warren, CEO of ivWatch, talks about how technology can improve IV safety.

    Episode 94: How Nurses Are Leading Patient Safety Innovation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 30:10


    On episode 94 of PSQH: The Podcast, Patricia McGaffigan, vice president of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and Dina Dent, vice president and chief nursing officer, at Inova Health System, talk about the IHI's nurse-led pilot rapid-cycle improvement program.

    Episode 93: Improving the Recruitment and Retention of Nurses

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 18:07


    On episode 93 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Hilton Hudson, a cardiothoracic surgeon and CEO of HPC International, talks about the need to improve the recruitment and retention of nurses.

    Episode 92: Ensuring Patient Safety During the Medical Device Research Process

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 21:51


    On episode 92 of PSQH: The Podcast, Korey Johnson, managing partner at Bold Insight, talks about ensuring that medical device research is safe for patients.

    Episode 91: Overcoming Healthcare Staffing and Retention Challenges

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 25:09


    On episode 91 of PSQH: The Podcast, Pete Reilly, practice leader and chief sales officer of Hub International's North American healthcare practice, talks about the challenges facing healthcare staffing and retention.

    Episode 90: New Guidance on Preventing CAUTIs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 17:24


    On episode 90 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Payal Patel, an infectious disease physician at Intermountain Health, talks about new guidance on preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections. This episode is sponsored by GOJO as part of International Infection Prevention Week.

    Episode 89: How Hospital Capacity Will Trend Over the Next Decade

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 17:36


    On episode 89 of PSQH: The Podcast, Tori Richie, director of Intelligence at Sg2, talks about what hospital capacity will look like over the next decade.

    Episode 88: Providing Safe Care for Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Patients

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 16:20


    On episode 88 of PSQH: The Podcast, Nassim Bickham, VP of Care Transformation at TimelyCare, talks about the need for safe care environments for transgender and gender-nonconforming patients.

    Episode 87: The Evolution of the Patient Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 24:41


    On episode 87 of PSQH: The Podcast, Hari Prasad, CEO and co-founder of Yosi Health, talks about the evolution of the patient experience.

    Episode 86: Maintaining Patient Safety During Clinical Trials

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 15:55


    On episode 86 of PSQH: The Podcast, Shea Overcash, Director of Quality Assurance at Javara, talks about how to properly maintain patient safety during clinical trials.

    Episode 85: The Benefits of Patient-Generated Data

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 24:43


    On episode 85 of PSQH: The Podcast, Adam Sodowick, cofounder of Patient Discovery, talks about the benefits of patient-generated data.

    Episode 84: Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 18:08


    On episode 84 of PSQH: The Podcast, Brianna Zink, Senior Director of Healthcare Product Strategy at Infor, talks about lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Episode 83: The Impact of Cyber Risks on Patient Safety

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 26:18


    On episode 83 of PSQH: The Podcast, Anthony Martinez, cybersecurity and privacy expert at Clearwater, talks about the patient safety implications of cyber risks.

    Episode 82: Dealing with the Wave of COVID-Related Malpractice Lawsuits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 30:20


    On episode 82 of PSQH: The Podcast, Peter Kolbert, SVP for Healthcare Risk Advisors, talks about the new wave of malpractice lawsuits pertaining to the care of COVID patients.

    Episode 81: The Need for Improved Healthcare Workforce Competency

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 25:20


    On episode 81 of PSQH: The Podcast, Stephanie Mercado, CEO and Executive Director of the National Association of Healthcare Quality, talks about the need for improved healthcare workforce competency. This episode is presented as part of Health Risk Management Week by Origami Risk and Riskonnect.

    Episode 80: The Ongoing Problem of Cybersecurity in Healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 27:52


    On episode 80 of PSQH: The Podcast, Grant Gibson, executive vice president of CIBR Ready, talks about the current state of cybersecurity in healthcare.

    Episode 79: Data-Driven Recommendations to Improve Medication Safety

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 20:02


    On episode 79 of PSQH: The Podcast, Susan Montminy, risk management director at Coverys, talks about how to reduce medication safety risks and improve patient safety.

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