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Streamlining Digital Preference Cards for Surgeons Improves Operational Efficiency & Patient Safety

HIT Consultant

By detailing these specifications, preference cards help streamline surgical planning, foster improved communication among the operating room (OR) staff, and ultimately enhance patient safety. In an environment where precision, efficiency, and safety are paramount, these limitations can have significant implications.

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Digitizing and Streamlining Surgeon Preferences Improves Operational Efficiency and Patient Safety

HIT Consultant

By detailing these specifications, preference cards help streamline surgical planning, foster improved communication among the operating room (OR) staff, and ultimately enhance patient safety. In an environment where precision, efficiency, and safety are paramount, these limitations can have significant implications.

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Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars

KHN

The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including more than three dozen it simultaneously rates as among the best in the country — for having the highest numbers of patient infections and potentially avoidable complications.

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Ligature Risk and Assessment in Hospitals   

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted QSO-23-19-Hospitals this morning (July 17, 2023). Medicare-certified hospitals have a regulatory obligation to care for patients in a safe setting under the Medicare Hospital Conditions of Participation at §482.13(c)(2).

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Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars

KHN

The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including more than three dozen it simultaneously rates as among the best in the country — for having the highest numbers of patient infections and potentially avoidable complications.

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How Hospitals Can Safely & Effectively Continue Patient Care Amid Rising Cybersecurity Risks

HIT Consultant

This is no surprise; electronic health data can improve the speed and quality of care by giving providers easy access to a patient’s medical history, medications, test results, diagnoses, and treatment plans. Additionally, cloud-based CC&C platforms offer data encryption and are HIPAA-compliant to protect patient data.

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17 Executive Hospital/Health System Predictions to Watch in 2023

HIT Consultant

As the financial markets turned south, many institutions saw their investment income stagnate, reducing the support it historically provided to hospitals’ thin operating margins. But growing that revenue will require a new approach to the perennial challenges around patient access and patient flow in perioperative and inpatient settings.