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Production pressure; Tame the wild beast

Pro CRNA

By Thomas Davis, DNAP, MAE, CRNA In November of 1999, the Institute of Medicine shook America’s healthcare consumers when they released their report “To Err is Human.” The report noted that up to 98,000 patients were being harmed each year by medical errors. The healthcare community responded with an endless line of safety initiatives meant to protect the patient, however in the past 23 years, the safety numbers have not changed significantly.

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VP Shares 5 DEI Tips for Health Systems During PRIDE Month

HIT Consultant

Dr. Rhae-Anne Booker, VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with University of Michigan Health-West In honor of PRIDE month, Dr. Rhae-Anne Booker, Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) with the University of Michigan Health-West , shares five key DEI tips on why it’s important for health systems to have a plan for treating patients with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities: Understand and respect patients’ sexual identities, preferences and preferred pron

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Battles are won in the trenches: Front-line health professionals must have the power to adapt

Healthy Debate

Generals lead wars, but battles are won in the trenches. This same doctrine must be applied to our medical professionals on the front lines.

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Regulators Force Medical Device Manufacturers to Protect Against Cyberattacks

HIT Consultant

David Barzilai, VP of Sales and Marketing at Karamba Security There is a fine line that connects the cars we drive and the medical devices we occasionally use. Both connect to the internet, and as such, are exposed to cyberattacks that could compromise consumers’ safety. These are not theoretical risks: Bluetooth vulnerabilities exposed millions of vehicle users to cyberattacks; a 19-year-old teenager remotely infiltrated 25 Tesla vehicles in 13 countries switching the engines on and off;

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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Contact Center Quality Assurance: What It Is And How It Works

Sequence Health

Call centers are incredibly helpful for your medical center in order to improve patient outcomes and enhance your internal systems. That being said, there are certain strategies that need to be adhered to. Otherwise, quality results and efficiency could drop off. Let’s talk about call center quality assurance and why it’s so important. We’ll also talk about some of the ways to enhance the QA in your medical call center.

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Monday Morning Update 6/12/23

HIStalk

Top News Madison, WI-based news site Isthmus questions whether Epic’s.

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Morning Headlines 6/12/23

HIStalk

A Message From Our CEO: Cityblock’s Next Chapter Cityblock Health,

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