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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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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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Professional Development: The Overlooked Solution to Nurse Burnout & Turnover

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Now is the time for healthcare organizations to look inward and not only seek to remedy these deficits by counteracting existing burnout but to also prevent new staffing challenges as the reverberations of COVID-19 continue to be felt.

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

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Jason received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Butler University in 2002 and has over 20 years of diverse industry experience. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Strand, Mark A., Jeffrey Bratberg, Heidi Eukel, et al. Community Pharmacists’ Contributions to Disease Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Dykes, J.O.

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What is P4P? How It Is Affecting Healthcare Overall?

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These three categories provide the framework for healthcare quality evaluation for P4P. We can gauge a healthcare provider’s capability, systems, and operations using structural measurements. The bulk of healthcare quality metrics reported to the public are procedural metrics. P4P Structural Measurements.