Beterra

JULY 10, 2024

Patient safety is a critical component of healthcare quality. Despite significant advancements, preventable harm remains a significant concern in healthcare settings. This new quality measure will assess how hospitals implement safety improvement systems and evaluate hospital leadership’s commitment to patient safety.

Patient Safety 40

Patient Safety Medicaid Medicare Prevention 40

Home Health Care

JUNE 25, 2024

A study of SOAR’s results within a pilot program in Pennsylvania was recently published in the Journal for Healthcare Quality. “On Transitional care models are designed to address these challenges with the primary aim of preventing readmissions.” As the U.S.

Care Transition 82

Care Transition Hospitals Home Care Healthcare Quality 82

HIT Consultant

JULY 27, 2023

Now is the time for healthcare organizations to look inward and not only seek to remedy these deficits by counteracting existing burnout but to also prevent new staffing challenges as the reverberations of COVID-19 continue to be felt.

Nursing 98

Nursing Hospitals Patient Safety Healthcare Quality 98

Patient Safety Movement

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Four out of five of these pregnancy deaths were considered preventable.2,3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Four in 5 Pregnancy-Related Deaths in the U.S. Are Preventable.”, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023. 2,3 We must improve access to good maternity care. Michael A.E. Blanchi, D.W.,

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Prevention Hospitals Healthcare Quality 52

Healthcare Leadership Council

JULY 25, 2018

Former Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz, president and CEO of the Better Medicare Alliance (of which the Healthcare Leadership Council is a member) said “this study adds to the growing body of evidence showing the ability of Medicare Advantage to align incentives to better manage the care for a high-need population with multiple chronic conditions.”

Medicare 52

Medicare Healthcare Quality Accountability Medicaid 52

Patient Safety Movement

MARCH 28, 2024

Early detection coupled with a healthy diet and exercise could prevent over 90% of deaths caused by this type of cancer. ECRI, the healthcare quality and safety group, named its top 10 patient safety concerns for 2024. 1 Colorectal cancer is the third most diagnosed cancer in the United States in adults.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Prevention Doctors Quality Assurance 52

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Breaking down the barriers to quality care is an ongoing process, but providers can start by taking patient engagement one step further and creating opportunities for bi-directional data collection with patients. For example, an unmanaged diabetic patient receives a continuous glucose monitor and can share that data through a patient app.

Healthcare Quality 98

Healthcare Quality Healthcare Quality Improvement Healthcare Innovation 98