Operationalizing Safety Through Effective Huddles
Tiered safety huddles are one of the most effective answers. When designed well, they create a predictable cadence for identifying risks, escalating barriers, and connecting frontline insights to leadership action. The evidence supporting this approach is substantial. A systematic review of 158 healthcare huddle studies found consistent improvements across communication, situational awareness, safety culture, and…
Huddle Smarter: The Case for Automating Patient Safety’s Most Powerful Workflow
Safety huddles are one of the most evidence-backed practices in modern healthcare. Borrowed from high-reliability industries like aviation and nuclear power, they have been widely adopted across healthcare organizations as a mechanism for surfacing risk, aligning teams, and preventing adverse events before they occur. The evidence supporting them is compelling. Studies link regular safety huddles…
Executive POV: High Reliability Needs More Than a Culture Change — It Needs Scaffolding
By: Nicholas Testa, MD | Chief Clinical Officer, Sentact I want to start with a definition, because I think it matters more than most people realize. When I talk with healthcare leaders about improving their organizations, I always come back to one fundamental question: what is healthcare, exactly? To improve something, you first must define…