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Unleashing the Potential of Implementation Science to Prevent Harm in Healthcare

Patient Safety Movement

One of the great sources of frustration for everyone working within the field of patient safety is that many of the solutions we need to prevent harm are already available. The shameful reality is that it can take up to 17 years between the publication of protocols for preventing harm, and their actual implementation in the clinic.

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Unleashing the Potential of Implementation Science to Prevent Harm in Healthcare

Patient Safety Movement

One of the great sources of frustration for everyone working within the field of patient safety is that many of the solutions we need to prevent harm are already available. The shameful reality is that it can take up to 17 years between the publication of protocols for preventing harm, and their actual implementation in the clinic.

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How virtual health is transforming care delivery

Cloud Blogs

COVID-19 caused a massive acceleration in the use of virtual health services and has helped expand access to care at a time when the ongoing pandemic has severely restricted patients' ability to see their doctors. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, in the U.S. six in ten adults in the U.S. trillion in U.S.

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How virtual health is transforming care delivery

Cloud Blogs

COVID-19 caused a massive acceleration in the use of virtual health services and has helped expand access to care at a time when the ongoing pandemic has severely restricted patients' ability to see their doctors. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, in the U.S. six in ten adults in the U.S. trillion in U.S.

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End of Life Care with Seung Eli Oh | E. 92

Vie Healthcare

You know, your primary doctor was probably the only doctor in your village who came and came to your home. But now it’s all happening in the hospital. And it’s all done by doctors, which there really isn’t that much training, to be honest. So these conversations we’re having in your house. So it’s much more secular now.

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Newsletter, September 2022

Patient Safety Movement

Each year, WHO highlights a theme to bring awareness to a specific area where urgent action is necessary to reduce preventable harm. This year’s theme is Medication Safety to underscore the need to implement measures that promote safe medication distribution to prevent medication errors and medication-related harm.

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Newsletter, August 2023

Patient Safety Movement

Our founder, Joe Kiani, demanded that we call people in office at the local, state, and federal levels to hardwire patient safety; and align incentives so that every hospital puts in place actionable evidence-based incentives. No one should have to endure the loss of a loved one or a catastrophic condition due to a preventable situation.