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The Health Industry’s Progress Toward Equity and Eliminating Disparities: A Look at Healthcare Providers

Healthcare Leadership Council

Our members are each committed to ensuring that the healthcare system works for all citizens and they are devoting energies and resources to initiatives aimed at making this happen. MemorialCare provides support and services to community residents that removed barriers to care and increased access to healthcare and preventive measures.

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Newsletter, August 2022

Patient Safety Movement

We are also dedicating time to create awareness of how prolific medical errors are in every city around the world. I believe many clinicians don’t even know the exact number of preventable harm and death in their own hospitals due to a lack of transparency. We need to create a healthcare system that supports that oath.

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Newsletter, January 2023

Patient Safety Movement

The study assessed the frequency, preventability, and severity of patient harm in this retrospective cohort. Among 978 adverse events, 222 (22.7%) were judged preventable, and 316 (32.3%) were rated serious or higher (where the harm resulted in substantial intervention or prolonged recovery). Adverse drug events accounted for 39.0%

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Newsletter, November 2023

Patient Safety Movement

Four out of five of these pregnancy deaths were considered preventable.2,3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Four in 5 Pregnancy-Related Deaths in the U.S. Are Preventable.”, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023. 2,3 We must improve access to good maternity care. Michael A.E. Blanchi, D.W.,

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Hospital at Home: Aligning Provider Needs with Patient Wishes

HIT Consultant

So how can Hospital at Home be implemented to deliver benefits to both healthcare provider and health care receiver? It is important that we see Hospital at Home technology not as a replacement for conventional hospitalization, but as an augmenter. Bringing Hospital-grade Equipment to the Home. About Arik Ben Ishay.

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Newsletter, November 2022

Patient Safety Movement

And it’s largely preventable—if not the disease itself (in the case of Type 2 diabetes) then at least the most severe outcomes. Managing diabetes as early as possible is key, which is why this year’s theme for National Diabetes Month is building a healthcare team. Get Routine Care to Stay Healthy : Regular checkups are paramount.

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Newsletter, October 2022

Patient Safety Movement

NEW FEDERAL EFFORTS TO IMPROVE NURSING HOME SAFETY The White House has just announced a plan to improve the safety and quality of care in the nation’s nursing homes, aimed to protect seniors from an industry known for its lack of accountability. The AEBP is available without charge to hospitals online.