Readiness Rounds

JANUARY 27, 2025

Creating a Culture of Quality: Strategies for Hospital Leaders Quality improvement in hospitals is more than a goalits a commitment that requires an organization-wide cultural shift. A culture of quality doesnt emerge overnight, nor is it the result of a single initiative. Clear Communication 2.

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p3care

MARCH 18, 2025

Moreover, failing to follow the necessary protocols, healthcare practitioners will have to face penalties. Therefore, if its a well-established hospital facility or a small practice, these changes will have different impact. But its not true. It all depends on the attainable resources and the operational scale.

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Home Health Care

JUNE 25, 2024

The transition between hospital discharge and home health care is often fraught with issues. When patients are discharged from the hospital with high needs, only to be left alone at home without care for a period of time, all parties suffer. And also the hospital, which is more likely to see that patient again in short order.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 10, 2022

What You Should Know: – Cloudticity and Sapphire Health announced a strategic partnership to help hospitals and healthcare providers that use Epic EHR to undergo a seamless transition into the AWS Cloud. Hospitals face unique IT challenges. Seamless Epic EHR Deployment to the Cloud.

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Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 19, 2022

On April 18, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule (CMS-1771-P) that provides updates to the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Long-Term Care Hospital Quality Reporting Program (LTCH QRP). The proposed rule went on display at the Federal Register and will be available at: [link].

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Briggs Healthcare

JANUARY 11, 2024

Hospital bed occupancy for all patients, including within intensive care units, remains stable nationally. To learn more, please visit: CDC Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity Weekly Viral Respiratory Illness Snapshot (updated on Fridays) — Seasonal influenza activity is elevated and increasing in most parts of the country.

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Beterra

MARCH 25, 2025

Gattegno exemplifies compassionate leadership in healthcare safety and quality at Shepherd Center, a renowned rehabilitation hospital specializing in spinal cord and brain injuries, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and other neuromuscular conditions. Empathy Meets Excellence: Mariana at Shepherd Center Mariana V.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 23, 2025

We are proud to support them in launching the Complex Care Alliance to ensure vulnerable Medicare beneficiaries have access to high-quality, coordinated care. Denzer added that these Medicare beneficiaries are frequently hospitalized if they dont obtain preventive care.

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JANUARY 28, 2025

Spearheading a refresh of the patient safety program, she embedded patient safety managers at each hospital site, creating a culture that values transparency and learning. By conducting comprehensive analyses across multiple hospitals, Jill has ensured that insights are translated into meaningful, system-wide improvements.

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NCQA

OCTOBER 29, 2024

By Brett Kay, Director, Healthcare Quality Strategy, Strategic Customer Group, J&J Innovative Medicine Although there are many ways to measure the quality of care patients receive, not many focus on what patients want and need from the healthcare system, beyond a clinical outcome. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.

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Readiness Rounds

AUGUST 28, 2023

How Patient Satisfaction (HCAHPS) is Impacted by the Hospital’s Physical Environment Patient satisfaction and HCAHPS improvements go far beyond medical expertise or outcome. The hospital environment plays a pivotal role in shaping a patient's (and visitors) experience and overall satisfaction.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 19, 2024

Throughout her distinguished career, Gall has demonstrated a passion for improving healthcare quality, safety, and outcomes. Gall is recognized for her authentic and results-oriented leadership style, which has enabled her to drive positive change and make a lasting impact in the healthcare sector. “I’m

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p3care

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

It offers financial incentives to the providers (groups/hospitals/individuals) for the quality of patient care services they perform. It penalizes providers with financial disincentives if they do not meet the pre-set criteria for quality measures they are covering. Pay-for-Performance Payment Model (P4P).

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 17, 2023

The declining birth rate is especially a problem for rural hospitals, many of which aren’t meeting the required number of deliveries per year to meet safety standards. Hospitals in under-resourced areas have less to offer new doctors in terms of equipment, support, and quality of life.

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Briggs Healthcare

MAY 24, 2022

David Kuhar, MD Director, Office of Healthcare Worker Safety Lead, Hospital Infection Prevention Team Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

You can’t manage what you can’t measure, and in healthcare, we have not been measuring sustainability terribly well: A recent Health Affairs analysis described healthcare sustainability measurement as being “two decades behind efforts to improve healthcare quality through measurement.”. Do no harm.

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CDC

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Cardo joined CDC in 1993 as a medical epidemiologist in the Hospital Infections Program (later named the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion), and after holding several leadership positions in DHQP, she was selected as division director in 2003. Cardo is beloved

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HIT Consultant

JULY 17, 2024

– By integrating Philips’ cutting-edge patient monitoring platform into its system, BSMH will standardize care across its 49 hospitals. Standardized care: Implementing consistent patient monitoring practices across BSMH’s 49 hospitals. Cost-effective solution: Adopting a predictable payment model for the technology.

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GoMoHealth

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Dr. Barr is a physician executive with over 35 years of extensive clinical and leadership expertise, dedicated to enhancing healthcare quality, accessibility and affordability. “I am thrilled to be starting this role at GoMo Health, and leveraging my clinical expertise to further the work GoMo Health is doing.

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ACHE

MARCH 4, 2021

From the acceleration of virtual medicine to the continued push toward value-based care, the past year has brought significant changes to healthcare. He will also discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare executives undertaking these efforts in their hospitals and health systems. More and more U.S.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 6, 2023

This rollout will add more than 15,000 frontline leaders across clinical and operation functions to the Laudio platform, empowering them to do the best work of their lives, all while improving retention, labor productivity, service, quality, and safety.

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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. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a new Patient Safety Structural Measure (PSSM) to improve patient safety in hospital settings.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Pravin has worked in the hospital & health plan industry for over 20 years, during which he has led initiatives in team building, leadership, innovation, artificial intelligence, big data, predictive analytics, and population health management.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

in Series A funding led by General Catalyst and has received Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving healthcare quality. What You Should Know: – New York City-based CertifyOS raises $14.5M Provider Intelligence Platform.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 16, 2022

To effectively achieve this, a digital solution must improve the quality of care in an end-to-end fashion across all phases of care: prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care management. This comprehensive approach is necessary, since improving healthcare quality at every phase drives better outcomes and downstream savings.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 28, 2022

Tendo Systems appoints Dr. Bala Hota, a recognized leader in healthcare quality and risk analytics as senior vice president and chief informatics officer. She will be responsible for leading Availity’s product design and management, developing innovative solutions, and launching products for the healthcare market.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 5, 2022

The vast scale of the platform enables Clarify to apply the “Moneyball-style” analytical methods that predict outcomes in baseball to healthcare, objectively assessing the performance of hospitals and clinicians, and precisely identifying the right interventions and therapies for patients.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 17, 2024

AI-enabled technology can deliver personalized treatment plans and medication regimens, leading to better adherence and outcomes while avoiding costly adjustments and hospitalizations.

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 21, 2023

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.

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Sequence Health

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

By consistently tracking medication adherence, healthcare call centers reduce the risk of missed doses, non-compliance, and health complications. Regular follow-ups and reminders ensure patients receive timely and appropriate care, which directly enhances patient satisfaction and reduces hospital readmissions.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 3, 2023

This article is sponsored by HealthCare Quality Consulting. to learn about using structured orientation and continued education to drive improvement in quality, reduce turnover and reduce cost in the home health industry. She explains how this need led to the creation of the HOP Into Homecare!

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 1, 2023

It becomes your single source of truth for financial and performance reporting, provides consistency and standardization and can improve overall healthcare quality. Savista is a provider of healthcare revenue cycle management services, partnering with hospitals, systems, and physician practices for more than 30 years.

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Icanotes

JANUARY 5, 2024

Why AI Will Never Replace Therapists By October Boyles, MSN, BSN, RN | January 5, 2024 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making remarkable strides in a number of fields, including healthcare to hospitality services. Do therapist AI tools consistently adhere to HIPAA and other healthcare quality and privacy standards?

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HIT Consultant

JULY 27, 2023

Felicia Sadler, MJ, BSN, RN, CPHQ, LSSBB, VP of Quality at Relias Despite the recent end to the COVID-19 global public health emergency, its effects linger. This includes nurse and clinician shortages, which persist across hospitals and health systems nationwide.

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Vie Healthcare

JULY 26, 2023

27:11 What we don’t measure doesn’t matter Melissa said healthcare can’t improve unless hospitals ask caregivers about their experience. ‘’I I find that interesting because my mom in the hospital can’t clearly even remember that she broke her hip and/or femur, and yet you’re now sending her an after-patient survey.

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Vie Healthcare

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

This episode is sponsored by VIE Healthcare Consulting ® which has proudly helped hospitals. In this episode you’ll hear: A singular definition of the patient experience, and how to ensure people have a positive and lasting relationship with your hospital. You can learn more about VIE Healthcare at viehealthcare.com.

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Patient Safety Movement

JUNE 1, 2023

Michael Ramsay, chief executive officer of the PSMF, reflected on the role that the increasing availability of hospital data on medical errors could play in reducing harm. I’m very optimistic that we’re really going to see a difference in healthcare,” he said. We know what the outcomes are in hospitals. Technology is changing.

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