Readiness Rounds

OCTOBER 19, 2022

After looking at and digesting the data, one thing is very clear: hospitals, by and large, have not embraced a culture of safety or come to the realization that any occurrence of patient harm is absolutely unacceptable. For 2015, The Joint Commission (TJC) reviewed 936 reported events, up from 764 the prior year. (

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 28, 2023

This survey, originally created to better understand the changing dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic, also captures information on attitudes and practices around health- and disease-related topics, including artificial intelligence use in healthcare. The first is trained and targeted AI for healthcare emerging on the market.

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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. “I believe in persistence. As long as the market is big enough and the reward is there if you ever do solve a problem, don’t give up.” According to Jessica Taylor et al.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 6, 2023

Simon Johns, Director of Medical Information and Marketed Product Safety at IQVIA Pharmaceutical companies across the globe are currently investing in artificial intelligence (AI) to overcome challenges surrounding the support of inquiries from healthcare professionals (HCPs).

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 29, 2022

Barry Mulchrone, Senior Director& Head of Pharmacovigilance Oversight and Analytics, IQVIA Annette Williams, VP & Global Head, Lifecycle Safety, IQVIA. Monitoring the safe and effective use of medicines has now been an essential part of public health policy for several decades. New advances in technology (e.g.,

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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.” The safety aspect of healthcare is often compared to the airlines, a relatively safe industry. Recently, a panel blew out on a Boeing airliner at 16,000 feet.

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NASHP

MAY 1, 2023

Home visiting plays an important role in assuring women, children, and their families have access to quality health care. NASHP has conducted a 50-state analysis of Medicaid and CHIP financing for home visiting. Read the accompanying policy brief : Medicaid Reimbursement for Home Visiting: Findings from a 50-State Analysis.

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Patient Safety Movement

JUNE 28, 2023

President Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, joined us again and demonstrated his strong commitment to patient safety. Don Berwick—a global pioneer in patient safety—gave the opening keynote address and set the tone for a very high-quality meeting, both in content and presentation, and this was maintained throughout.

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Healthcare Leadership

AUGUST 15, 2022

Culture and access to resources also affect people’s health literacy. According to a study from The University of Texas at Austin , nearly half of Americans are skeptical of the benefits of Health information technologies — such as wearables, patient portals and mobile apps. We should let that sink in for just a moment. Nearly Half.

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Patient Safety Movement

JANUARY 1, 2023

There were several key changes this year for the Patient Safety Movement Foundation. Aligned Incentives—Payment for quality of care, not volume of care. Creation of an independent National Patient Safety Board to investigate major causes of preventable harm and publish solutions. This will lead to immediate improvement!

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NASHP

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Policy Associates are lead content experts on policy issues and topics at the national and state level. They conduct policy research and analysis, assist with project development and management, write policy briefs and other related resources, and work directly with state health policy officials.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 4, 2023

He discusses some of the key components of operating the CareScout Quality Network, which is based on person-centered care, and he explains how home-based care providers are responding to joining the network Home Health Care News: Tell us about CareScout, and what’s in store for the future. Person-centered care extends beyond ensuring safety.

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Vie Healthcare

OCTOBER 10, 2023

And so put that in the pile of all the other data that was bad about patient satisfaction, safety, quality, profit, market share, out-migration, everything. And so put that in the pile of all the other data that was bad about patient satisfaction, safety, quality, profit, market share, out-migration, everything.

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Sheppard Health Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The GCPG provides information about relevant federal laws, compliance program infrastructure, OIG resources and other general information useful to the health care compliance community. The GCPG is presented in a new format that is easy to read and includes links to OIG documents, reference citations and other helpful resources.

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Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The expectation fulfilled CMS’ practice of “big-ticket” announcements immediately prior to a holiday and a few days after yet another premature posting of a research study on the same topic. How fitting that this fell on the day prior to the Labor Day weekend. Today – September 1, 2023), the U.S.

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Cloud Blogs

AUGUST 9, 2023

As healthcare providers continue to face a complex mix of challenges, including severe financial strain, increasing competition, clinician burnout, and workforce shortages, the need to improve outcomes by using information and technology to enable quality care is stronger than ever.

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GoMoHealth

MAY 18, 2023

Authenticity, sincerity, and commitment are a few of the qualities that describe the outlook and actions of GoMo Health’s leadership to integrate DEI within our organization and programs. DEI has been a topic I have been personally passionate about addressing for many years, shaping how I approach work and the programs I help create.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

AUGUST 31, 2022

This is the topic of an interesting commentary by Meunier et al. Even if these data were collected in clinical trials, different groups may be more or less disadvantaged depending on the country and likely the clinical trial will not have sufficient sample size to examine efficacy or safety by subgroup by country.

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Bill Of Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This piece identifies three interrelated topics that warrant scrutiny as drivers of psychedelic racial health inequities: the colonization of psychedelics, psychedelic commercialization & rent-seeking, and regulatory processes. The Colonization of Psychedelics The modern psychedelic field is the product of colonization.

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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). IT and privacy.

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Healthcare Leadership

JULY 31, 2023

Often, these players have substantial resources and the power to influence public policy and opinion by attacking or helping the innovator… Patient advocates seek influence with policy makers and politicians, who may have a different agenda altogether—namely, seeking fame and public adulation through their decisions or votes.”

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NASHP

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Policy Associates are lead content experts on policy issues and topics at the national and state level. They conduct policy research and analysis, assist with project development and management, write policy briefs and other related resources, work collaboratively as part of the team and directly with state health policy officials.

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Etactics

MARCH 16, 2023

Decrease in quality of work. This 2021 report is unfortunately up 57% from 2017. In this same study, estimates show that bullying in the workplace affects around 79.3 million people. This number includes both bullied employees and those who witness it. Bullying can consist of nonverbal, verbal, psychological, and even physical abuse.

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Vie Healthcare

JULY 6, 2023

Episode Introduction Janelle draws on her nursing and writing experience to explain why staffing levels are at the root of workplace safety issues, how unsafe ratios are leading to unsafe choices and the need to shift the mindset away from martyrdom. And that can compound some of those other issues that we mentioned there.

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Healthcare Leadership Council

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Throughout the year, this platform has been examining how leaders within these different sectors – members of the Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) – have been crafting and implementing innovative approaches to make healthcare more accessible and quality-driven for all Americans and to improve health outcomes.

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Healthcare Leadership

AUGUST 3, 2021

Culture and access to resources also affect people’s health literacy. According to a study from The University of Texas at Austin , nearly half of Americans are skeptical of the benefits of Health information technologies — such as wearables, patient portals and mobile apps. We should let that sink in for just a moment. Nearly Half.

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NASHP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

State Medicaid programs serve as the de facto long-term services and supports safety net for older Americans, including middle class families who spend down assets. State Challenges While states have good reasons to reach out to family caregivers, many of them do not have the resources to do so.

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Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

He explains how CHAP is helping providers achieve and maintain that level of care quality while driving growth through some of the most adverse circumstances the industry has seen. We’re the guardrails of safety, patient care and quality outcomes, making sure that providers are delivering the gold standard of service.

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NASHP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

State Medicaid programs serve as the de facto long-term services and supports safety net for older Americans, including middle class families who spend down assets. While states have good reasons to reach out to family caregivers, many of them do not have the resources to do so. Hartford Foundation and the RRF Foundation for Aging.

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NASHP

MAY 20, 2022

States can utilize other resources for family caregivers such as federal funding, including the National Family Caregiver Support Program and state general revenue dollars. Given limited resources, states often blend and braid funds from multiple funding sources for family caregiver services. How States Assist Family Caregivers.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Access to care is a central focus for healthcare given several factors: a growing population being impacted with chronic conditions, increased resourcing constraints, and growing fatigue and workload among providers. Keith Reynolds, Chief Operating Officer at Welldoc. A recent study indicated that it would require a PCP 26.7

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Cloud Blogs

JUNE 18, 2020

Mental health is a relevant topic now more than ever. Using t echnology , someone seeking help with mental health can use a variety of digital resources such as habit tracking or cognitive remediation apps, online peer support groups, phone helplines, app-based chats with mental health professionals , and more.

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Vie Healthcare

JUNE 24, 2022

These benefits include patient safety, Joe’s role in bridging the gap between IT and nursing, virtual resources for novice nurses, and how to encourage staff buy-in. Show Topics. 02:33 The shift to healthcare informatics. 02:33 The shift to healthcare informatics. And I applied for it after finding out a little bit more.

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NASHP

DECEMBER 10, 2021

HRSA Health Resources and Services Agency. NCQA National Committee for Quality Assurance. engage with communities?and and individual community members,?facilitate facilitate care coordination?with with health and health-related providers, enhance access to community-based services, address social determinants of health, and?provide

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Readiness Rounds

AUGUST 14, 2023

In hospitals, where patient experience is important and quality of care is non-negotiable, a subtle yet profound practice has emerged as a catalyst for positive change: Executive Leadership Rounds. Unpacking Leadership Rounds: Leadership Rounds is a dynamic practice in hospitals that brings leaders, staff, and together.

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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. This post analyzes some of the most pressing legal, regulatory, and ethical concerns.

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NASHP

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Provide technical assistance and communications resources to providers. State Medicaid programs are developing innovative approaches to encourage beneficiaries to become vaccinated. Background As of May 2021, over 82 million people were enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), including over 39 million (47.2

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