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Cultivating an Early Warning System in Healthcare Quality Through Bi-Directional Patient-Physician Engagement 

HIT Consultant

As the relationship between healthcare providers and patients evolves, the healthcare industry is beginning to acknowledge and encourage patients as active partners in their care journey. The 21 st Century Cures Act is enabling patient-driven healthcare information exchange.

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The Common Denominators of Sustainability in Healthcare: Measurement and Transparency

HIT Consultant

Michael Byczkowski, Global VP, Head of Healthcare Industry at SAP. The global healthcare industry accounts for roughly 5% of greenhouse gas emissions. carbon emissions emerge from healthcare. carbon emissions emerge from healthcare. Healthcare leaders recognize this. economic output. Do no harm.

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AI’s Executive Order and Its Key Healthcare Implications 

Sheppard Health Law

The EO addresses the duality of AI—its promising utility and disconcerting risks—across a range of public and private sectors, including healthcare. Below are five key takeaways from the EO for the healthcare industry. Establish an AI Task Force. Protect Privacy.

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Did President Biden backtrack on his pledge for increased public access to Medicare data?

Healthcare ECONOMIST

The unavailability of physical data from Medicare and Medicaid through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services jeopardizes the accountability of the entire healthcare system in the US through research that needs to be rigorous, reproducible, and conducted with academic freedom.

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A Closer Look at The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Proposed Patient Safety Structural Measure

Beterra

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.

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Fixing The Hospital-To-Home Health Care Transition

Home Health Care

A study of SOAR’s results within a pilot program in Pennsylvania was recently published in the Journal for Healthcare Quality. “On It also takes into account patient preferences and patient needs before care is transitioned. As the U.S. population begins to skew older, care coordination woes will exacerbate.

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Cybersecurity for the Clinician

Briggs Healthcare

It is increasingly understood that threats to healthcare cybersecurity present a shared challenge and therefore a shared responsibility, including among those whose principal responsibility is patient care and healthcare quality. government working to reduce cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities in the health system.