HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 19, 2024

As AI and large language models (LLMs) become more integrated into healthcare, it is essential to develop frameworks that prioritize patient safety, clinical expertise, and evidence-based practice. This structured framework ensures that recommendations are practical, easily implementable, and aligned with the workflows of care teams.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 5, 2024

Ashley Franks, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer at TigerConnect Nurses, the backbone of the medical field, have been facing a critical threat: burnout. A worrying 29% of nurses reported feeling like they’re at their wits’ end several times a week or even daily.

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Healthcare Leadership

APRIL 24, 2023

Addressing transitional care is important because it is a time when patients are vulnerable. Transitional Care: Moving patients from one care setting to another”, American Journal of Nursing , September 2008, [link] , accessed 24 April 2023. Kansagara D, Chan B, Harmon D, Englander, H.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 6, 2023

It was established with the goal of improving the quality of health care services and patient safety through accreditation and certification programs. How did ACHC become the leader in the home health and hospice accreditation space ? ACHC is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1986.

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Readiness Rounds

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The Negatives Where there is much room for improvement is in the responsiveness of hospital staff (65% average HCAHPS score), communication about medications (61%), the quietness of the hospital environment (62%), and the patient’s care transitions (51%). The number one reason we do what we do is the patient.

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Healthcare Leadership

MARCH 19, 2023

In a paper published in 2021, the authors has this to say about the importance of discharge planning: Patients who do not have enough information about their discharge plans have decreased treatment compliance, decreased patient safety, increased emergency department (ED) recidivism, and poor satisfaction.

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Patient Safety Movement

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

We at the Patient Safety Movement Foundation are known for our recognition of loved ones who have lost someone from preventable harm in healthcare. I would especially like to recognize those physicians and nurses who have made a point of coming to these battle areas from the safety of their homes.

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