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5 stories to celebrate National Healthcare Quality Week

Meditech

Recognize National Healthcare Quality Week 2021 by learning more about how technology is helping healthcare professionals to make a positive impact on their communities. Here are five blogs highlighting customers who are going the extra mile while getting the most from their EHR.

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Tungs’ Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital latest to achieve Stage 7 EMRAM in Taiwan

Healthcare It News

"This certification signifies that Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital has not only successfully established a comprehensive EMR system but has also enhanced healthcare quality, patient safety, patient engagement, and operational efficiency through advanced clinical decision support systems and big data analytics."

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More than 700 rural hospitals at risk of closing: report

Health Care Dive

One challenge hospitals face is reimbursement from private payers, which doesn’t cover the higher costs of care in rural areas, according to a report by the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform.

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8 Improvement Methodologies to Boost Healthcare Quality

Life Qi

Struggling to improve healthcare quality? Discover proven improvement methodologies like Model for Improvement or Lean to enhance your improvement program!

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Most rural hospitals aren't offering labor and delivery services, forcing mothers to travel

Fierce Healthcare

Over half of the country’s rural hospitals aren’t offering labor and delivery services, and many of those that are could soon be forced to end maternity care due to financial losses, according to t | Many rural facilities that do still deliver are facing financial struggles that could force a shutdown, the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment (..)

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New clinicians are having trouble transitioning to the workforce. Patients could pay the price, ECRI warns

Fierce Healthcare

Onboarding new graduates into healthcare has become more difficult following pandemic disruptions and will require greater attention and investment from the industry in order to stem preventable pa | Clinicians-in-training had fewer opportunities for hands-on learning and practice due to the pandemic, which has also driven away many of the experienced (..)

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

HIT Consultant

Quality improvement initiatives that expand data collection will ultimately equip health systems with valuable monthly and quarterly patient insights for more informed decision-making. The future of healthcare innovation relies on the positioning of patients as contributing partners in their own continuum of care. Conclusion.