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.

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Relias

JUNE 6, 2024

Key competencies and attributes of nurse leaders include the following: Understands the correlation between a strong team and high levels of patient quality and safety. Encourages feedback and works to solve problems related to patient care, patient safety, budget, and staffing.

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Health Populi

MAY 17, 2021

This round, the hackathon attracted hundreds of nurses from at least 20 countries and 30 U.S. Care settings (think: outside or away from the hospital bed or doctor’s office). Even a few students attended, a growing trend as academia recognizes the shortage of workers trained to solve thorny problems of the world.

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Performance Health

APRIL 30, 2024

Leapfrog safety scores serve as a key metric in determining the safety performance of a hospital. Healthcare organizations can improve Leapfrog safety scores by implementing several strategies aimed at improving patient safety.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

I’m grateful to the nurse leadership teams at Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, and Sonsiel for inviting me to participate in another round of t he #NurseHack4Health hackathon pitches over the past weekend. Check out all the “blue” circles on this future job map: blue = health-related.

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Northwest Suburban College

JULY 19, 2024

Pharmacy Technicians are integral members of the healthcare community, playing a vital role in ensuring the efficient and safe delivery of medications to patients. Assisting Pharmacists in Medication Dispensing Pharmacy Technicians work alongside pharmacists to accurately and efficiently dispense medications to patients.

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Northwest Suburban College

JULY 26, 2024

– Precise calculations and measurements: Accuracy in measuring and dispensing prescribed medications is crucial to prevent medication errors and ensure patient safety.

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DropStat

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Knowing that their patients don’t understand what they are saying or the healthcare education they offer can add stress to the nurses’ workday and place obstacles all the way through the patient journey. Should hospitals and health care providers work on overcoming language barriers?

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NHA Now

APRIL 29, 2021

CBCS professionals are responsible for upholding patient safety and privacy, making them critical members of the interdisciplinary care team. A CBCS may have direct interaction with patients and family members, as seen in many Billing roles.

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Accepted Blog

AUGUST 12, 2024

positions in retail, restaurant, sales, hospitality, and technical support) Health care administration (e.g., hospital administrators, clinical managers, financial managers, and patient advocates) Improving access to health care (e.g., The AAMC site describes the various Primary Focus Areas as follows: Basic science (e.g.,

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Walker Info - Patient Experience

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Therefore, two people receiving identical care can post different patient satisfaction scores. Aspects of the Patient Experience The most important aspect of patient experience is the success of a healthcare plan. Patient safety and health is priority number one.

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Health Populi

MARCH 14, 2023

In 2014, ECRI pivoted the title of this annual report to “patient safety concerns,” a nuance away from health technology. Fast forward to 2023 and ECRI’s latest take on the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2023. Topping the 2023 list of patient safety concerns is the pediatric mental health crisis.

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Practice Index

AUGUST 8, 2024

The NHS England projection is based on a 30% reduction in GP activity, leading to half a million extra hospital referrals. London confidence in patient safety slumps According to a new survey, the number of practices in London confident of meeting patient need safely this winter has fallen sharply.

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Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2024

With Epic in 38% of acute care hospitals (as of May 2024), their vision of democratizing and validating health AI will also help scale that easy-button for care. Per their press release , TRAIN aims to “operationalize responsible AI principles to improve the quality, safety and trustworthiness of AI in health.”

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Practice Index

DECEMBER 12, 2024

It confirmed that the original workforce plan would have increased the number of these doctors by just 4% by 2037, compared with a 49% increase in hospital doctors. Flu surge leads to new winter guidance The Government has warned that hospital emergency departments are facing a critical situation.

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Health Populi

MAY 31, 2024

Jane: A recent analysis of health care info security asserted that, “There is no patient safety without cybersecurity.” What is your take on this with respect to Amedisys’s patient population and home care operations? This will be a key pillar to building trust between patients and the health system ongoing.

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