February-March 2026 • Vol. 2026 No. 1
SAVE THE DATE
INSIDE THE ISSUE:
15 most common CMS
citations in 2025
p. 10
Patient experience in the
new year: Outlook for
2026
p. 15
NYU Langone shakes
up its recipe for hospital
meals
p. 16
'Average' ED
performance linked to
low care quality: Report
p. 7
'No AMC is coming to save rural America': Providence,
U of Montana reimagine healthcare innovation
p. 6
The quality playbook: How systems are preparing for
outpatient procedure expansion
p. 8
The case for embedding emotional safety into patient
safety work
p. 7
Why (and how) Jefferson
Health is expanding its
nurse 'SEAL team'
p. 21
Public ED boarding
dashboard launches in
Connecticut
p. 10
Joint Commission,
NQF align safety event
reporting
p. 6
Hospital mortality,
infection rates improve
despite rising acuity: 3
findings
p. 9
16TH ANNUAL MEETING
April 13 - 16, 2026
Hyatt Regency // Chicago, IL
