Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

These publications come as part of the FDA’s effort to improve its approach to digital health, to continue to work on drawing the line between digital health tools that are properly regulated as “devices” by the FDA and those that are not. physical fitness. relaxation or stress management. mental acuity. self-esteem.

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Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

These publications come as part of the FDA’s effort to improve its approach to digital health, to continue to work on drawing the line between digital health tools that are properly regulated as “devices” by the FDA and those that are not. physical fitness. relaxation or stress management. mental acuity. self-esteem.

Regulations 60

Regulations Healthcare Innovation Prevention Primary Care 60

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

These publications come as part of the FDA’s effort to improve its approach to digital health, to continue to work on drawing the line between digital health tools that are properly regulated as “devices” by the FDA and those that are not. physical fitness. relaxation or stress management. mental acuity. self-esteem.

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Regulations Healthcare Innovation Prevention Primary Care 60

Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Rao said that dropping prior authorization in MA would have come in 2024 as well had it not been for government regulations that prevented BCBS of Massachusetts from doing so. Prior authorization requirements will be dropped for home health care in commercial plans by Jan. 1 of 2024 and for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans by 2025.

Physical Therapy 93

Physical Therapy Patient Safety Hospitals Medicare 93

Healthcare It News

JUNE 18, 2022

’ “We know all the benefits of digital health tools and services in terms of patient safety, care quality and cost reduction,” said Dr Seroussi. The issue is largely caused by intensive farming methods which see animals routinely treated with preventative antibiotics as a substitute for veterinary care.

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Patient Safety Movement

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

MICHAEL RAMSAY Dear Patient Safety Advocates, I am excited to share some updates about the work we have been doing and introduce you to our new Chief Operating Officer – Dr. Sanaz Massoumi PhD. Dr. Massoumi joins us from Keck Medicine where she was Director of Regulatory and Patient Safety, Quality, and Outcomes Management.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Accountability Prevention Hospitals 52

Readiness Rounds

AUGUST 28, 2023

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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p3care

MAY 1, 2023

We understand the paramount necessity of identifying and preventing healthcare fraud and abuse. Fraudulent actions put patients’ trust and security in danger. Detecting Fraudulent Medical Billing Services Healthcare fraud has negative effects on patient safety and the treatment standard as a whole.

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Patient Safety Healthcare Regulations Medicaid 130

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 2, 2022

The purpose of this primer is to provide updated information to the patient safety community about the challenges of ensuring the safe care of older adults in Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing homes (NHs) associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and the federal and state efforts taken to mitigate these challenges. Conclusion.

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Nursing Patient Safety Quality of Care Regulations 98

KHN

APRIL 16, 2024

The heart devices in question have been associated with thousands of reports of patients’ injuries and deaths, as described in a KFF Health News investigation late last year. ” said Sanket Dhruva , a cardiologist and an expert in medical device safety and regulation at the University of California-San Francisco.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 6, 2023

In every instance, a potential threat to patient safety is present. Drug diversion can also pose risks to staff safety and regulatory compliance, as can be seen across all types of healthcare facilities and, across all clinical disciplines. Sandy Still, Pharm.D.,

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Prevention Accountability Hospitals 52

Briggs Healthcare

JULY 7, 2023

Toolkit: Medical Record Review Methodology Provides an explanation of the OIG methodology, including details about our definition of patient harm and how we categorized events by severity and preventability. Adverse events are patient harm events that occur due to medical care or lack of care and are not caused by underlying disease.

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Bill Of Health

MARCH 9, 2022

In the emerging psychedelics industry, the institutions and actors that require oversight and regulation are positioning themselves as regulators. She works to advance best practice prevention and evidence based institutional policies for sexual harm. Mithoefer & Haden ). Buisson and Ms.

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Regulations Patient Safety Accountability Prevention 143

Health Populi

AUGUST 2, 2022

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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Patient Safety Regulations Patient Experience Prevention 62

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Today, manufacturers and healthcare providers don’t need to wait on the government to improve patient safety. Here are four things I believe healthcare workers need to know about medical device recalls to improve patient safety. But I still find that healthcare workers are unaware of how rampant this problem is.

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Healthcare Patient Safety Hospitals Regulations 98

HIT Consultant

AUGUST 4, 2023

Designed to deliver optimized workflows and revenues, greater clinical insights, and enhanced patient safety and care quality, healthcare analytics plays an essential role in improving core competencies and strengthening operations across the care continuum.

Healthcare Analytics 98

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KHN

DECEMBER 21, 2023

” As the recall played out, federal regulators discovered that Medtronic had delayed acting — and warning patients of possible hazards with the pumps — despite amassing tens of thousands of complaints about the rings, government records show. . “No, it hasn’t,” Sharlin said.

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Regulations Patient Safety Doctors Accountability 144

CDC

AUGUST 15, 2023

CDC’s evidence-based guidelines for health care are designed to protect healthcare workers and patients, encourage safe practices, improve health outcomes, and save lives. They are not regulations, but many regulatory bodies consider this advice when they create the rules that lead to penalties and payments for healthcare facilities.

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Safe Practices Regulations Healthcare Patient Safety 97

Home Health Care

MAY 30, 2022

Additionally, physician-reviewers determined that 43% of the harm events could have been prevented if patients had been provided better care. A similar OIG effort in 2010 found that 27% of hospitalized Medicare patients experienced harm during stays in October 2008, with nearly half of those events preventable.

Hospitals 80

Hospitals Medicare Prevention Home Care 80

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Once focused intensely on preventing fraud, waste, and abuse and ensuring high-quality patient care, the compliance department is tasked with maintaining programs that meet the regulations and laws of numerous government bodies pertaining to various areas, especially electronic protected health information (ePHI).

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Integration Health Data Regulations 52

Icanotes

MARCH 3, 2023

Proper documentation of mental health services is also necessary for compliance with regulations and standards. General Process for Documentation — Intake to Discharge Clinical documentation impacts nearly every aspect of care, including the treatment you and other practitioners provide to your patients.

Prevention 52

Prevention Regulations Accountability Patient Safety 52

Sheppard Health Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

As a result, OIG decided to improve and update the CPGs to reflect its current thinking and approach to preventing fraud and abuse in the health care industry. All of the new ICPGs will be more user-friendly, be posted on the OIG website to allow for greater flexibility for more frequent revisions, and include interactive links to resources.

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Integration Regulations Medicare Pharmaceuticals 52

HIT Consultant

MARCH 23, 2023

Not only was patient safety better protected through virtual monitoring, but Trinity Health was also able to reduce its costs by $23M by avoiding non-reimbursed services for those injuries. At Trinity Health, falls declined from as many as 62 in the second quarter of 2020 to as few as 28 in the third quarter of 2021.

Nursing 98

Nursing Patient Safety Healthcare Hospitals 98

Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 7, 2022

During the PHE, CMS used a combination of emergency waivers, regulations, and sub-regulatory guidance to offer health care providers the flexibility needed to respond to the pandemic. These temporary emergency waivers were designed to provide facilities with the flexibilities needed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nursing 40

Nursing Patient Safety Regulations Medicaid 40

Bill Of Health

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

A judge in Ohio ruled on Monday that a hospital in the region must administer ivermectin to a patient very sick with COVID-19 in their ICU, despite the decision by the medical staff, in agreement with recent statements by the U.S. When can families require that doctors provide care they do not believe is medically necessary?

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Doctors Hospitals Nursing Patient Safety 145

Home Health Care

MARCH 6, 2023

Additionally, we asked for improvements or cost benefits for improvement efforts, which could include streamlining operational processes, improving emergency management, infection control and prevention processes, or anything in this realm.

Home Care 52

Home Care Performance improvement Patient Safety Process improvement 52

Patient Safety Movement

AUGUST 29, 2023

Letter from CEO The last two months have seen some profound presentations, publications, and recommendations to improve patient safety in the US and globally. We have had a Summit meeting in Newport Beach with so many passionate world-renowned speakers on patient safety.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Hospitals Prevention Doctors 52

Health Populi

OCTOBER 4, 2021

But due to Belgium’s requirements for passengers traveling from “red zone” countries, the travel journal must start some days before the actual flight time.

Medical Tourism 81

Medical Tourism Regulations Patient Safety Patient Experience 81

KHN

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The lawsuit alleged that Herrman died because a defect in the locking mechanism of the HeartMate 3 prevented the device from sealing, causing multiple strokes and leading to a severe brain injury and multiorgan failure. Reports also can be submitted voluntarily by doctors, patients, or others. Lawsuits Claim It Wrecked Their Teeth.

Doctors 133

Doctors Hospitals Regulations Law Firms 133

NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

The commission was created in the New Hampshire Legislature in 2000 (NH RSA Chapter 12-J), which established the Alcohol Fund, directing a part of proceed from sales of alcohol to prevention, harm reduction treatment, and recovery services. With broad access, they reduce barriers to prevention and intervention.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Integration Primary Care Nursing 52

Healthcare It News

MARCH 29, 2022

But we also know digital tools like EHRs can drive improvements in patient safety, safeguarding and medicines optimisation. But consumer technology develops at a much quicker pace than medical and health technologies - robust regulation and evidence are essential to ensure safety, efficacy, and value but this takes time.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 14, 2022

For example, those in drug development rely on therapeutic experts and medical specialists to know specifically which patient safety issues we should be concerned with and how to efficiently monitor each. Are there patient safety concerns with the proposed therapy? Informed device selection.

Patient Safety 98

Patient Safety Integration Regulations Accountability 98

Patient Safety Movement

JANUARY 31, 2024

“Make your commitment to ZERO… starting with culture of safety from your executive governing board down to the lowest paid employees.” In medicine, thousands of patients sustain preventable harm, and yet we do not know the actual number, as very little is reported.

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Patient Safety Prevention Hospitals Integration 52

HIT Consultant

MARCH 8, 2023

What’s more, patients are begging for better digital experiences – and are frustrated with healthcare’s lack of functionality. Late last year, Redpoint Global found that 80% of patients prefer digital channels to communicate with their healthcare providers. Strict privacy and security regulations must be taken into account.

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Urgent Care Patient Safety Primary Care Patient Experience 98

Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

There is no question that staff, across any health care setting, who remain unvaccinated pose both direct and indirect threats to patient safety and population health. Ensuring safety and access to all patients, regardless of their entry point into the health care system, is essential.”.

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Medicaid Medicare Nursing Patient Safety 40

Patient Safety Movement

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

” Joe Kiani, Founder Patient Safety Movement Foundation Letter from CEO In many parts of the world, February is the month for celebrating love. Approximately 25% of patients experience an adverse event in US hospitals, with over 40% caused by preventable errors. “I believe in persistence.

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Patient Safety Prevention Hospitals Healthcare 52

KHN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Any political pressure to rush pharmaceutical companies or lean on federal regulators to prematurely greenlight a vaccine would undermine a system put in place to ensure public safety. The FDA has said any coronavirus vaccine must be at least 50% effective to secure approval from regulators. AstraZeneca’s target is 50%.

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