Wed.Dec 13, 2023

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How to Advance IT Initiatives in a Lean Environment

EvidenceCare

Healthcare IT is more difficult than ever and demands a delicate balance between managing costs and pursuing innovation. Adopting a lean approach is now necessary to forge a path forward. But challenges lie not just in adapting to change but in proactively shaping it, ensuring that efficiency measures contribute to a sustainable and innovative health system.

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Do Nursing Units Need Geek Squads?

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Many hospitals now have care delivery redesign initiatives to more of a team-based approach as part of their strategic plan for 2024. This makes sense, especially in hard-to-recruit specialties such as Med-Surg Units, Telemetry, and Emergency Departments. Careful planning and open discussions with stakeholders are critical factors […] The post Do Nursing Units Need Geek Squads?

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Another EMF Scam

Science Based Medicine

Pulsed EMF for microcirculation is dubious on every level. The post Another EMF Scam first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Fidelindo Lim

Minority Nurse

Fidelindo Lim, DNP, CCRN, FAAN , a clinical associate professor at New York University Meyers College of Nursing , has worked as a critical care nurse for 18 years and concurrently, since 1996, has been a nursing faculty member. In 2013, Dr. Lim conducted the seminal national study of faculty knowledge, experience, and readiness for teaching LGBTQ+ health in BSN programs across the U.S., and the groundbreaking findings of his research on LGBTQ+ health integration in nursing have been cited in s

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Year-End Push for Medicare Fix:

Coronis Health

Anesthesia Takes Action The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) this week released a statement in support of a bill moving through Congress that would prevent the Medicare payment reductions that have been scheduled to go into effect beginning in January. Calling them “destructive cuts,” the ASA is calling on federal legislators to immediately pass HR 6683 , which was introduced in the U.S.

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Datavant Achieves Milestone as Only Data Logistics Organization to Attain NCQA Data Aggregator Validator Program

Ciox

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, December 13, 2023 — Datavant — the nation’s largest health data retrieval organization that protects, connects, and delivers the world’s health data — announced today that it has earned the Validated Data Stream designation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) through their Data Aggregator Validation program.