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Graphium Health Acquires ABG, Boosting Patient Safety and Efficiency

HIT Consultant

This strategic acquisition signifies Graphium Health’s unwavering commitment to improving patient safety and practice efficiency through innovative data management tools. This enhanced platform will offer: Quality Improvement (QI) and OPPE reports: Empowering providers to track progress and meet Joint Commission standards.

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#JHMChat: Handling Patient Safety Events With a Focus on Just Culture, Not Prosecution

Hospital Medicine

Over 20 years after the landmark National Academy of Medicine (NAM) report To Err is Human and over a decade after Peter Pronovost catapulted the scientific approach to patient safety, [.].

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Epic & Press Ganey Integrate to Streamline Nursing Quality Data

HIT Consultant

This will: Save Time: Nursing leaders can spend less time on manual reporting and more time focusing on quality improvement initiatives. Accelerate Patient Care Improvements: Faster access to quality data allows for quicker identification of areas for improvement, ultimately leading to better patient outcomes.

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UConn Health squares away CMS audit trail and more with digital health platform

Healthcare It News

"Particularly for patients in rural areas, the digital care management approach is a proven conduit for improving access," he continued. "For example, it eliminates the time, expense and stress patients experience traveling to attend their pre-surgery class and in-person follow-up visits for joint replacement surgery."

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4 Steps for Operationalizing the FDA’s Call To Improve Health Outcomes for All Patients

HIT Consultant

Yet this data is often locked away due to misunderstandings about HIPAA and misconceptions of how patient data will be used — or simply because no one directly asks patients about contributing their data to the greater good. An experienced community oncologist with extensive expertise in real-world data and evidence, Dr.

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5 Key Trends Driving Purchasing Decisions in Healthcare IT

HIT Consultant

The mandate of these healthcare networks is clear – to improve patient experiences and population health outcomes while simultaneously reducing costs. This is evident in the US with the insurgence of both IDNs and ACOs, in France with the development of GHTs, and in the UK with the growth of ICSs (Integrated Care Systems).

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The 7 Deadly Sins to AVOID When Fostering Patient Engagement

Medical GPS

Sin #6: Discount or Ignore Patient Feedback- Research has for decades demonstrated the potential of utilizing patient feedback to improve patient safety, patient satisfaction, and increasing patient loyalty. Always encourage staff to provide an enabling and supportive environment.