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Collette Health Appoints Christine Gall as Chief Nursing Officer

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In this pivotal role, Gall will be instrumental in furthering Collette Health’s mission of integrating virtual patient safety solutions to prevent falls and adverse events while enhancing patient outcomes. Throughout her distinguished career, Gall has demonstrated a passion for improving healthcare quality, safety, and outcomes.

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Newsletter, March 2024

Patient Safety Movement

Early detection coupled with a healthy diet and exercise could prevent over 90% of deaths caused by this type of cancer. We thank doctors for their tireless efforts in mitigating negative health outcomes and fostering continuous medical improvement. 1 Colorectal cancer is the third most diagnosed cancer in the United States in adults.

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Pharmacy Interoperability Challenges and Needs Under the 21st Century Cures Act

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The goal was to identify action items and next steps, particularly for integrating and using the data that is embedded in the Pharmacists eCare Plan (PeCP) with providers’ electronic health record (EHR) systems and data exchange mechanisms used by healthcare payers. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Strand, Mark A.,

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[ANSWERED] Why Was HIPAA Created?

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The main goal for the HIPAA Privacy Rule (December 20, 2000) is to protect health information without infringing upon providing quality healthcare. Doctors and nurses must be able to care for their patient’s after all. In essence, HIPAA balances the confidentiality, integrity and availability of healthcare information.

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Newsletter, September 2023

Patient Safety Movement

More than 40 percent of these events are due to preventable errors. The PCAST report also draws attention to the fact that medical errors and patient injuries persist at alarmingly high rates despite ongoing efforts to improve quality care on the part of practitioners and their organizations. In Health, Michael A.E.

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Newsletter, February 2024

Patient Safety Movement

Approximately 25% of patients experience an adverse event in US hospitals, with over 40% caused by preventable errors. Many automobiles have monitors that help the driver avoid swerving out of their lane or reversing into a wall or tell them to hit the breaks to prevent a collision. Why is this so important?