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How Are Patient Safety and the Patient Experience Related?

Susan E. Mazer, Ph.D

How can patients have good experiences if they do not feel safe? And, how is patient safety evidenced beyond the accidents that do not happen? Safety precautions are ever present in our daily lives. Or the protocols for preventing falls that seem inconvenient because the patient seems too healthy to need them.

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HIMSSCast: Predicting what's next for health IT, mobile tech and health system finances

Healthcare It News

What does 2023 hold for healthcare technology, as innovation continues at rapid speed, policymakers and regulators try to keep up with the pace of change – and health systems large and small deal with significant budgetary shortfalls that could hamper their ability to build out their digital transformation efforts?

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Improving HCAHPS: The Impact of Your Hospital Environment

Readiness Rounds

Headlines: The Halo Effect: Elevating Patient Satisfaction (HCAHPS) Through Environment 5 Crucial Aspects of a Hospital's Physical Environment #1: Cleanliness: Beyond Aesthetics - A Pillar of Patient Safety #2: Maintenance: A Reflection of Excellence in Patient Care #3. Regulators often cite ceiling tiles.

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What is the Ideal Patient Discharge Experience?

Healthcare Leadership

Since that is the case, healthcare providers should spend more time and energy improving their discharge experiences. Over the past year, I there has been a lot of focus on the front-end patient experience. Q2 What does your ideal patient discharge experience include?

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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. Recognize that regulators are partners in innovation, not obstructions.

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Patient Support Isn’t Just About the Price of Therapy: It’s About Safety, Really Rich Data and Trust

Health Populi

When I talk about patient support programs (PSPs), I’m most often focused on supporting peoples’ access to medicines due to costs, bolstering health literacy, and addressing health citizens’ risks of drivers of health that can be obstacles to optimal health outcomes (those challenging social determinants of health).

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Notable Changes from the FDA Mammogram Standards Announcement

PDC Healthcare

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published updates to their mammography regulations to facilitate better reporting of information and an improved experience for patients. In March of 2023, the U.S.