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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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National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This Patient Safety Chartbook is part of a family of documents and tools that support the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR). The QDR includes annual reports to Congress mandated in the Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (P.L.

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Healthcare Quality and Worker Safety Information

Briggs Healthcare

Given the recent increase in nirsevimab supply and the manufacturers’ plan to release an additional 230,000 doses in January , CDC advises healthcare providers to return to recommendations put forward by CDC and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on use of nirsevimab in young children.

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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. Conclusion.

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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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Morgan Health Invests in Merative to Enhance Employer Healthcare Data and Analytics

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Morgan Health , a JPMorgan Chase business unit, has made a strategic investment in Merative , a leading provider of healthcare data, analytics, and technology solutions. Merative’s solutions address this challenge by providing a more integrated and comprehensive view of healthcare quality and cost.

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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 (..)