Tag: quality improvement

Safety Culture and Virtue

By Gayle Porter
March 14, 2025

Over the past few weeks, I have wrestled with the idea of safety culture. Safety culture is itself a symptom of something that is difficult to pin down: virtue.

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What is the “Mortality Index” and Why Should I Care?

By Gayle Porter
June 14, 2024

Have you ever wondered if your facility is especially good or bad at taking care of certain patients? You’re not alone. I’ve talked to professionals across the nation, and

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Misinformation: “Healthcare, We Have a Problem”

By Gayle Porter
August 17, 2023

One of the first moments I knew that my husband was “the one” was during a game of Balderdash. In this game, an unfamiliar word is read aloud, and

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