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The Common Denominators of Sustainability in Healthcare: Measurement and Transparency

HIT Consultant

Michael Byczkowski, Global VP, Head of Healthcare Industry at SAP. The global healthcare industry accounts for roughly 5% of greenhouse gas emissions. carbon emissions emerge from healthcare. Patient care remains paramount, so the fact that each MRI scan consumes two-thirds as much electricity as an average U.S.

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Wayne UNC Health Care: Enhancing a Positive Culture

Wisconsin Healthcare Leadership

Exceptional healthcare quality, top patient experience scores, sound financial performance and long-term success are all associated with organizations that exude a positive culture. This challenges every teammate to consider the impact and importance of their work in improving care quality and patient experience.

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Cultivating an Early Warning System in Healthcare Quality Through Bi-Directional Patient-Physician Engagement 

HIT Consultant

From a big-picture perspective, bi-directional data exchange allows providers to aggregate patient data for short-term learning while still accounting for long-term longitudinal studies.

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Newsletter, March 2024

Patient Safety Movement

Patient Safety Awareness Week March 10–16, 2024 The Patient Safety Movement Foundation has innovatively outlined actionable evidence-based practices to address high-priority preventable harms, fostering a collaborative learning ecosystem and promoting shared accountability.

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Delivering Patient-Centered Care Means Decluttering the Digital Health Landscape

HIT Consultant

On the surface, the blossoming of the digital ecosystem is a tremendous step forward in the use of technology to address gaps in traditional healthcare. However, “an app for everything” mentality has significant downsides, namely a complex and disjointed patient experience – and arguably, does not result in better quality of care.

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Newsletter, September 2023

Patient Safety Movement

The distinguished PCAST Working Group on Patient Safety was co-led by PSMF Founder Joe Kiani and Microsoft’s Chief Scientific Officer, Eric Horvitz. On September 11, the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) had its virtual meeting where it reviewed quality and safety of healthcare.