Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Indian government is upgrading its COVID-19 vaccination platform, CoWIN, to digitally track people's vaccination status against common preventable diseases, including measles, rubella and COVID-19. The programme targets around 26 million newborns each year, offering vaccination for 12 vaccine-preventable diseases.

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Patient Safety Movement

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

DOCTOR DELIVERS LETHAL EPIDURAL AT BROOKLYN HOSPITAL An article last week in The New York Times told the story of an anesthesiologist at a Brooklyn public hospital, with a history of making life-threatening errors in administering epidurals, who made a fatal mistake in July 2020. Adverse drug events accounted for 39.0%

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Patient Safety Movement

DECEMBER 1, 2022

And it’s largely preventable—if not the disease itself (in the case of Type 2 diabetes) then at least the most severe outcomes. Managing diabetes as early as possible is key, which is why this year’s theme for National Diabetes Month is building a healthcare team. Get Routine Care to Stay Healthy : Regular checkups are paramount.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 21, 2021

– Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, Wisconsin, was awarded $999,463 for the purchase of tablets and video conferencing devices to increase telehealth capabilities so providers can interact with patients without unnecessary risk of exposure to COVID-19. Round 2 is a $249.95 – Community Health Centers, Inc., – Southeast, Inc.

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Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Update to share new information with clinicians, public health authorities, and the public about locally acquired malaria cases identified in the United States.

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NASHP

AUGUST 31, 2023

A precondition of sustaining these partnerships is sustained investment in state and local public health capacity. Partners identified the misalignment of local health districts’ five-year community health planning cycles with hospital systems’ three-year CHNAs and planning cycles as a barrier to coordination on health goals.

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NASHP

AUGUST 26, 2021

Partnering, the state is managing contact tracing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is assisting by providing some staff. Led and implemented by the state’s Centers for Disease C ontrol and Prevention. The Louisiana Department of Public Health manages the statewide contract. Contracting. Centralized. Centralized.

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