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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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Hospital-acquired Pneumonia is Killing Patients. There’s a Simple Way to Stop It.

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Kaiser Health News published this eye-opening piece – Hospital-acquired pneumonia is killing patients. Kaiser Health News published this eye-opening piece – Hospital-acquired pneumonia is killing patients. What about your own oral hygiene habits?

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Addressing Point-of-Care Ultrasound’s Shadow IT Problem

HIT Consultant

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is taking hold across healthcare, and for good reason. By administering ultrasound technology at the point of care, whether that be the patient’s bedside or an ambulance, POCUS prevents patients from being sent to another facility for imaging or waiting for a radiologist.

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Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center boosts telehealth with $600K from the FCC

Healthcare It News

"What we refer to here as a great digital divide that is common across healthcare." " In the year before the COVID-19 pandemic, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center expanded its platform and developed an integrated nurse triage telehealth solution pilot to prevent critical care patients from ending up in the ER.

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5 Must-Have Features for AI Platforms in RCM

HIT Consultant

Emily Bonham, SVP of Product Management, AGS Health A healthy, stable revenue cycle is crucial to every healthcare organization’s success. healthcare costs, which means that all areas of a patient encounter, from check-in to billing and claims, are potential targets to obtain greater efficiency.

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The 5 Essential Traits of High Reliability in Healthcare

Readiness Rounds

Proactive, scheduled surveillance of key processes in areas such as medication management, hand hygiene and CAUTI & CLABSI prevention, offer increased awareness as to what is or isn’t working. A good example of Readiness Rounds methodology in action is the way in which it supports our clients with their infection prevention efforts.