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CDC Releases UPDATED Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. These clinical recommendations, published in the CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain , will help clinicians work with their patients to ensure the safest and most effective pain care is provided.

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UC San Diego Health Appoints Inaugural Chief Health AI Officer

HIT Consultant

. – This newly created position emphasizes the health system’s commitment to advancing the use of AI in healthcare, ensuring patient safety and improving health outcomes. – Bridging the gap between academic research and clinical practice by integrating cutting-edge AI technologies into clinical workflows.

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Generative AI to bring 'transformative change,' says Froedtert/Inception Health CTO

Healthcare It News

However, we all know that while the implementation has been phenomenal, with EHRs becoming quasi-universal across the healthcare industry, we fail to fully grasp the value for patients and we equally fail to support our providers.

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UConn Health squares away CMS audit trail and more with digital health platform

Healthcare It News

" MEETING THE CHALLENGE UConn Health went live on the platform in early August 2023, and it is in active use by patients and more than 60 MSK surgeons, care team members and clinical practice leaders for spine, arthroplasty, sports and foot/ankle care. "We will follow these trends as more data is gathered over time.

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A Tale of Three Tables: How Physicians and Executives Become Partners

Medi Leadership

Health systems are searching for effective physician leaders to fill a variety of institutional roles: chief medical officer, VP of medical affairs, chief clinical informatics officer, chief of clinical operations… the job titles vary.

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CAPS at Work

CAPS

CAPS provided Patient and Family Engagement technical support to the Hospital Engagement Networks (2012-2015) and Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (2015-2020) programs and the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (2015-2019).

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A ‘Persistence of Patient Harm’: Hospital Failures Highlight Need for Home-Based Care Investments

Home Health Care

While the earlier investigation has led to an increase in federal oversight and internal efforts from hospitals to strengthen clinical practices, there are clearly still problems.