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Newsletter, November 2022

Patient Safety Movement

HHS’s current priorities include improving equity, addressing Long COVID, harnessing the potential of telehealth and data sciences, responding to climate change, expanding access to behavioral healthcare, and supporting the well-being of healthcare workers. It considers patient safety integral to all these priorities.

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Improving Healthcare Experiences with Collaboration: Case Studies

CiscoHealth

In a 2017 Reach Health study, 93% of healthcare professionals identified “integrated audio and video for live patient engagement” as the most valuable feature of telemedicine systems. NYC Health + Hospitals. Ontario’s London Health Sciences Centre. Lee Memorial Health System. Up to 77% of U.S.

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State Approaches to Contact Tracing during the COVID-19 Pandemic

NASHP

The New Mexico Department of Health is leading five regional contact-tracing teams statewide. Both , local health departments conduct tracing with central support from the New York State Department of Health. In New York City, the city’s public hospital system will lead tracing work.

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