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Virtual Events

Addressing Workplace Violence in Health Care in 2025 | AHA Affinity Forum

Join the AHA and Centegix for a 3-part series of interactive virtual panel discussions on key aspects of workplace safety in health care
Guides/Reports

Improvement in Safety Culture Linked to Better Patient and Staff Outcomes

Report shows hospitals outperform pre-pandemic levels, boosting patient safety, care experience and workforce resilience.
Event

From Defense to Offense: Leveraging Data to Drive Continuous Improvement

In session three of the AHA Affinity Forum Elisa Arespacochaga, Vice President of Clinical Affairs and Workforce, AHA, and Andrea Greco, Senior Vice President of Health care Safety, CENTEGIX discuss how workplace safety is an evolving risk. Even after security enhancements are implemented, there is a consistent need for evaluation and continuous improvement. See how you can leverage data and proactively plan to ensure an ongoing culture of safety.
Content

Unifying Hospital Boards on Quality and Safety

In this new “Safety Speaks” conversation, Harry S. Smith, board chair of Valley Health System and member of the AHA Committee on Governance, discusses how their organization rearranged its governance system to ensure that quality and patient safety standards were being met across the board.
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Public

To Mitigate and Prevent: CommonSpirit Health's Transparent Culture and Error Reporting Toolkit

In this “Safety Speaks” conversation, CommonSpirit Health's Beth Miller, system director, patient safety-performance improvement, and Austin Peterson, system director, patient harm prevention, discuss how safety transparency benefits both patients and providers, and how a CommonSpirit Health toolkit can help organizations lead the way in error reporting and patient safety.
Event

A Layered Approach to Addressing Workplace Violence

Workplace violence continues to threaten health care professionals, but mitigating the risk may come with complex challenges. In session one of the AHA Affinity Forum Elisa Arespacochaga, Vice President of Clinical Affairs and Workforce, AHA, and Andrea Greco, Senior Vice President of Health care Safety, CENTEGIX will host Kala Bettis, MA, LSC, LAC, LPC, Integrated Behavioral Health Supervisor, Vail Health Behavioral Health, to discuss how to analyze the unique needs of your organization and create a layered approach to violence mitigation.
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The Impact of Safety on Employee Well-Being and Patient Care Jan 15

In session two of the AHA Affinity Forum Elisa Arespacochaga, Vice President of Clinical Affairs and Workforce, AHA, and Andrea Greco, Senior Vice President of Health care Safety, CENTEGIX discuss how vulnerabilities to safety can severely impact the caregiver and patient experience. Learn how investing in safety can improve employee engagement and well-being, retention and recruitment, and patient care overall.
Podcasts

Jamie Orlikoff Discusses Quality and Safety

Jamie Orlikoff, president of Orlikoff & Associates, Inc. and national adviser on governance and leadership at the AHA, defines a culture of safety in hospitals and how boards effect and influence it.
News

Leadership Dialogue — Focusing on Patient Safety With AHA Board Member Steve Diaz, M.D., of MaineGeneral Health

In this episode, I talk with Steve Diaz, M.D., chief medical officer at MaineGeneral Health in Augusta and an AHA board member. Steve is an emergency medicine physician by training and has been involved in many of MaineGeneral’s health care quality and safety initiatives.
News

AHA podcast: How the Board Influences a Culture of Safety 

The governing board is instrumental in providing leadership and support for the culture of safety in hospitals and health systems. In this conversation, Jamie Orlikoff, the AHA’s national adviser on governance and leadership, discusses how trustees can affect a culture of safety.