Relias

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

These attributes (and others) can translate to greater improvements in patient safety. Collaboration Transformational leaders encourage collaboration and teamwork. Why it makes a difference: In nearly every healthcare setting, teams must work together to serve patients. What is transformational leadership?

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Mobius MD

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Improving population health Beyond the traditional emphasis on individual patients, the Triple Aim defined population health as an essential focus. By collaborating with community partners, healthcare institutions can support prevention, early intervention, and long-term health management.

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Relias

MARCH 17, 2023

Patient Safety Awareness Week, sponsored by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement , is the perfect time to review the Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals. For 2023, its list of patient safety goals for hospitals includes the following: Identify patients correctly. Use medicines safely.

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Scrubs

JANUARY 10, 2024

Cell therapy stands at the forefront of modern medical marvels, promising transformative treatments for an array of diseases. However, amid the soaring optimism, the assessment and assurance of safety remain pivotal for healthcare providers who are always looking for a solution that offers safe and effective procedure for their patients.

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EvidenceCare

JANUARY 29, 2024

On a recent episode of The Better Care Podcast, Dr. Brian Fengler, Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of EvidenceCare , had a conversation with Dr. Miguel Benet, Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations at CHS (Community Health Systems). Company-wide engagement, patience, and a solid foundation of safety science.

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EvidenceCare

MAY 29, 2024

Within just 11 months of going live, Baptist Health received the Epic Gold Star Level 10 award, a testament to their operational excellence and collaborative culture. Success Relies on Collaboration At the foundation of Baptist Health’s successful Epic implementation was their culture of collaboration.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 8, 2024

MGMA believes the new reporting requirements will be overly burdensome for medical groups, and the duplicative reporting requirements may affect the ability of those groups to operate effectively, especially when dealing with a cyberattack.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Their recent announcement of a collaboration with Dollar General speaks to the growing role of self-care for all people. CHPA represents the vast majority of manufacturers and marketers of over-the-counter medicines, dietary supplements, and consumer-facing medical devices, Anita explained. I asked Anita how this program evolved.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 26, 2024

Temitope (Temi) Oseromi, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, has been serving as the nurse manager of Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) HealthCare’s Intensive Care Units—the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) and the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) since 2022. I knew I wanted to be in the medical field. Talk about your role in nursing.

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Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 12, 2022

More than ever, hospitals seek to attract the best nurses, physicians, and ancillary medical staff. The return on investment requires measurable patient care metrics, a superior nursing environment involved in hospital decision-making, and higher net patient revenue than non-Magnet hospitals. Safety Across the Board.

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Northwest Suburban College

JUNE 21, 2024

In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, Medical Assistants must be proficient in various clinical and administrative tasks, including working with Electronic Health Records (EHR). In the following sections, we will unpack the importance of EHR training for Medical Assistants in greater detail.

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EvidenceCare

MAY 8, 2024

From Skepticism to Synergy: How to Build Trust around AI in Healthcare The medical field is on the cusp of a technological revolution, with artificial intelligence (AI) anticipated to revolutionize healthcare delivery. Medical schools and residencies should start emphasizing this from day one.

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Serenity Nurse Aide Academy

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Patient safety is critical in the healthcare industry , and effective medical training is key to ensuring that patients receive the best possible care. Moreover, this training fosters a strong understanding of teamwork, which is essential in healthcare environments where patient safety relies on coordinated efforts.

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Valant

JULY 3, 2024

Behavioral health providers often use medications, therapy, or a combination of the two. Medication Management and Therapy Medication management involves a careful assessment of a patient’s medical history, symptoms, diagnoses, and needs to prescribe psychiatric medication, and then to monitor and adjust as needed.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The weekend drew over 600 hacker-registrants to the platform, who met-up starting on Friday night and spent the next 44+ hours collaborating on solutions to a broad range of challenges facing nurses and health care systems. Participants came from over 30 countries and from across the U.S., They responded with one word: “Trust.”

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Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2024

Over one-third of health care leaders plan to implement automation in the next 3 years for equipment maintenance and monitoring, clinical documentation and notetaking, and medication management. Over one-third are prioritizing reuse of medical equipment and supplies.

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Ciox

AUGUST 21, 2023

The ability to exchange patient data across diverse healthcare systems and applications has become paramount for: Bettering patient outcomes: Access to comprehensive patient data allows for coordinated care, reducing medical errors and improving patient safety.

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DropStat

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A CMIO plays a key role in ensuring that a health system leverages the benefits that health informatics offers, that patient workflow is managed in an optimal manner, and that health facilities are utilizing the best and latest developments in medical information technology. The term CMIO stands for Chief Medical Information Officer.

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Will Peach MD

MAY 30, 2023

It’s a unique yet complex process that pharmacists undertake to produce medication tailored to individual patient needs. Drug compounding involves the manipulation of drugs to create a medication that isn’t available commercially. By understanding these techniques, healthcare workers can better collaborate with pharmacists.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Shelise Valentine, RNC, MSN, C-EFM, CPPS, CPHRM, is the Director of Clinical Education, Healthcare Risk Advisors, part of TDC Group and chairs nursing, co-chairs obstetric and simulation initiatives, and directs risk management and obstetric education for insured hospital clients to improve patient safety and reduce malpractice risk.

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Health Prime

JULY 13, 2023

A recent McKinsey & Company article added that the path to value creation would likely rest on analytics, standardized clinical practices and operational workflows, and a package of member and physician services designed to reduce medical costs by avoiding unnecessary (or unnecessarily high-cost) practices.

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Northwest Suburban College

APRIL 11, 2024

With the responsibility of dispensing medications safely and accurately, Pharmacy Technicians must master these concepts to ensure optimal patient care. – Antidepressants: Medications that manage depression and other mental health conditions, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and tricyclic antidepressants.

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Practice Builders

MARCH 28, 2024

While healthcare becomes more and more demanding, medical practices must adapt to the paradigm shift towards value-based care by implementing and measuring metrics that serve as checkpoints on their way towards optimized healthcare delivery, better patient outcomes, and safe organizational performance.

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Northwest Suburban College

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

These dedicated professionals work alongside pharmacists, ensuring the safe and efficient delivery of medications to patients. Enhanced accuracy and reduced errors: With increased reliance on robotics and automation, Pharmacy Technicians can ensure accuracy in medication dispensing and reduce the likelihood of dosage errors.

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Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2024

Topol looked for AI to bolster the human-touch in health care, we’ve lived, worked, and muddled our way through the COVID-19 pandemic and witnessed the growing epidemic of burnout among clinicians, the front-line of medical care. Further value could be realized by integrating Copilot into the EHR.

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DropStat

APRIL 15, 2024

Nurses must perform “safety event reporting,” also called an “unusual occurrence report” or “variance report,” whenever there is: a new adverse event (e.g., a medical error or patient injury) a new awareness about an existing event (e.g., to improve patient safety) a near miss (e.g.,

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Health Populi

MAY 31, 2024

As Verizon puts it in the report, “medical data doesn’t even get a passing nod,” calling out personal data as the flavor of the year because, as the authors characterized it, the threat actors “don’t really care about Aunt Bertha’s bunions.” What is your take on this with respect to Amedisys’s patient population and home care operations?

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Northwest Suburban College

JULY 26, 2024

Aspiring healthcare professionals seeking rewarding and fulfilling careers with a direct impact on patient care should consider becoming Pharmacy Technicians. Pharmacy Technicians contribute to a better quality of life for countless patients, and their demand continues to grow as the healthcare industry expands.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 1, 2021

My latest essay for Medecision’s Liberation site digs into the sobering statistics on clinical burnout across the medical professions. health citizens have exacerbated an already-challenging scenario for individual clinicians and the organizations with whom they work and collaborate.

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Accepted Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Show Summary Dr. Cynthia Boyd, Associate Dean for Admissions and Recruitment at Rush Medical College, discusses the distinctive elements of the Rush Medical College program, including its focus on developing critical thinkers and providing excellent clinical care. Will you be ready next Spring to apply to your dream medical schools?

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Practice Index

JULY 18, 2024

Researcher Chris Naylor said: “Integrated care systems were born into a storm, but despite their rocky start, there are now signs of the benefits brought by more collaborative working through these structures. In the survey, 91% of GPs said they could not meet patient demand. Almost all fear for patient safety.

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Health Prime

JULY 13, 2023

A recent McKinsey & Company article added that the path to value creation would likely rest on analytics, standardized clinical practices and operational workflows, and a package of member and physician services designed to reduce medical costs by avoiding unnecessary (or unnecessarily high-cost) practices.

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Minority Nurse

MAY 28, 2022

Nurses also develop patient safety initiatives, conduct research to improve care delivery, and help guide the next generation of nurses. The VA Learning Opportunities Residency (VALOR) program provides an opportunity for outstanding college nursing students to develop clinical competencies at an approved VA Medical Center.

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Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

MAY 20, 2024

This [Change Healthcare] attack and many previous ransomware attacks on health systems and their supply chain can have and have had a direct impact on care delivery and patient safety,” said CWG Executive Director Greg Garcia. The CWG intends to release those measures by the end of 2024. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, said in a press release.

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DropStat

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

This highlights the need for medical interpreters in the intensive care unit. It is important to note that many of these language barrier impacts don’t only affect patient outcomes. Why is medical interpreting important in healthcare? Strategies include: 1.

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Northwest Suburban College

APRIL 18, 2024

Achieving a fulfilling and successful career in the medical field is a dream for many. Among various healthcare professions, becoming a Pharmacy Technician is an excellent opportunity for those looking to make a difference in patients’ lives. A Pharmacy Technician plays a crucial role in the field of pharmaceutical services.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 6, 2024

Upon graduating from Texas Christian University in 2001, I settled into my first nursing role at Cook Children’s Healthcare System on the medical/surgical floor. We can promote patient rights, ensure patient safety, empower patients with the needed information to make informed decisions, and more through advocacy.

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