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First Do No Harm

Briggs Healthcare

For example, we survey hospitals to ensure that, among other things, the facility and the doctors, nurses, and other staff have adequate qualifications, training, and experience to keep patients safe. And we hold facilities accountable when they fail to meet those standards.

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CMS Action to Expand Access to Emergency Care Services in Rural Communities  

Briggs Healthcare

The overall policy goal of this proposed rule is to establish Conditions of Participation (CoPs) to ensure the health and safety of patients who will receive REH services in the most efficient manner possible, while taking into consideration the access and quality of care needs of an REH’s patient population.

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Patient Engagement: A Two-Way Relationship with Lonnie Hirsch | E. 77

Vie Healthcare

Lonnie (02:58): I was also interested in why patients often don’t do what’s in their best health interest, and why doctors, nurses, other healthcare professionals seem to find it challenging to gain the trust of their patients and convince them to take the actions that are important for them to improve their health.

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Sustainability and Value: State Palliative Care Reimbursement Strategies

NASHP

State health reform efforts increasingly focus on providing comprehensive and well-coordinated care to people with serious illness to improve quality of care and drive down costs. Read the full patient stories on the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) website. advance care screening) were performed.