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Steps for Preventing Medical Malpractice Risks

HIT Consultant

Doctors and other healthcare professionals are entrusted with the responsibility of safeguarding the health and well-being of their patients, ensuring they receive the highest quality of care. This article will examine some of the causes of medical malpractice and outline steps to prevent its occurrence.

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Four Proven Strategies for a Safer Healthcare System with Zero Harm

Patient Safety Movement

At June’s World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit, our CEO Dr. Michael Ramsay shared an optimistic perspective about the progress which can be made in patient safety in the next five years through data transparency and evidence-based medicine. “I The trouble is that a lot of it does not reach the patients.”

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APIC Calls for Dedicated Infection Prevention Staff at all Long-Term Care Facilities to Prevent Deaths of Seniors

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Better infection surveillance and trained surveyors are also necessary to keep nursing homes safe and accountable. Current CMS surveyors lack expertise in infection prevention and control (IPC). Arlington, Va., Arlington, Va.,

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Newsletter, February 2024

Patient Safety Movement

” Joe Kiani, Founder Patient Safety Movement Foundation Letter from CEO In many parts of the world, February is the month for celebrating love. Patients, children, and healthcare workers are killed and injured. Our patients in hospitals are not monitored continuously unless in a special unit.

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Reduce clinician burnout and improve care with AI in healthcare

Cloud Blogs

Clinician burnout is one of the most significant and urgent challenges facing the healthcare industry today. According to an American Medical Association survey of nearly 21,000 healthcare professionals, almost half reported at least one symptom of burnoutand 43 percent said they suffer from work overload.

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Newsletter, December 2023

Patient Safety Movement

.” Joe Kiani, Founder Patient Safety Movement Foundation Letter from CEO December is the time for giving, and I would like to thank those of you who have generously given to the Patient Safety Movement Foundation. Proposed measure MUC 2023-188 Patient Safety Structural Measure is a vital one.

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Five Ways to Empower Patients and Improve Patient Engagement

Patient Safety Movement

In honor of World Health Organization World Patient Safety Day 2023, the Patient Safety Movement Foundation hosted a webinar dedicated to the theme of “Empowering Patients.” Sue Robins, BA : a Canadian healthcare activist who has held family leadership positions with the B.C.