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Healthcare Quality and Worker Safety Information

Briggs Healthcare

Nirsevimab (Beyfortus, Sanofi and AstraZeneca) is a long-acting monoclonal antibody immunization recommended for preventing RSV-associated lower respiratory tract disease in young children. Infants and children recommended to receive nirsevimab should be immunized as quickly as possible.

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Protecting Patients Through Healthcare Resiliency

CDC

Patients and healthcare providers have come to embrace that it is no longer acceptable to view an HAI.

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

HIT Consultant

The need to exchange electronic information in an interoperable way is a priority for healthcare providers like pharmacists. As such, the PeCP is a key priority in efforts to improve connectivity and information sharing between pharmacists and other healthcare providers. Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

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10th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit Begins

Patient Safety Movement

On the first day of the Summit, global patient safety leaders call for increased urgency in reducing preventable deaths. ABOUT THE PATIENT SAFETY MOVEMENT FOUNDATION In 2012, Joe Kiani founded the non-profit Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) to eliminate preventable medical errors in hospitals. Irvine, Calif.,

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Cultivating an Early Warning System in Healthcare Quality Through Bi-Directional Patient-Physician Engagement 

HIT Consultant

As the relationship between healthcare providers and patients evolves, the healthcare industry is beginning to acknowledge and encourage patients as active partners in their care journey. The future of healthcare innovation relies on the positioning of patients as contributing partners in their own continuum of care.

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What is P4P? How It Is Affecting Healthcare Overall?

p3care

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. We can gauge a healthcare provider’s capability, systems, and operations using structural measurements.