HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Hospitals and health systems have long understood the need to reduce preventable hypoglycemia, yet despite a renewed sense of urgency, many of them lack comprehensive glycemic management measures that can drive success. This poses a significant limitation to developing standards of care for patients with diabetes.

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Hospitals Patient Safety Quality Improvement Prevention 98

HIT Consultant

JUNE 27, 2023

In other cases, hospitals turn to travel nurses to alleviate understaffing, improve workflows, and reduce time spent on inefficient tasks. Such technology can unite care teams such as nurses, specialists, pharmacists, and hospital leadership.

Patient Safety 97

Patient Safety Doctors Hospitals Integration 97

Patient Safety Movement

APRIL 1, 2023

Save the Date: June 1-2, 2023 10th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit The 10-year anniversary marks professionals like you making a significant difference in eliminating preventable medical errors. Patient Safety Leadership Award Recognition Joe Kiani Receives the 2023 Robert L.

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Patient Safety

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Today, September 17, 2021, is World Patient Safety Day. We at the Patient Safety Authority (PSA) commend every healthcare worker who continues to go into work every day tired, angry, afraid, and disheartened to care for those we love. Discover how a team of nurses is revolutionizing sepsis care at WellSpan Health.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Home Care Quality Improvement Nursing 52

Home Health Care

AUGUST 4, 2023

Identify your VBP fixes With the new Interim Performance Reports (IPR) out as of the last week of July, providers have a much better look into where exactly they need to make improvements to shore up performance under VBP. They have the most direct contact with patients and can provide valuable insights into how to improve care.

Medicare 86

Medicare Performance improvement Quality Assurance Quality Improvement 86

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 20, 2023

Ensuring patient safety is at the heart of the Hippocratic Oath: First, Do No Harm. As the nation’s largest payer for health care, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) mission in our National Quality Strategy includes ensuring everyone is safe when they receive care. The authors are Lee Fleisher, MD.,

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Patient Safety Medicaid Medicare Quality of Care 40

NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

The commission was created in the New Hampshire Legislature in 2000 (NH RSA Chapter 12-J), which established the Alcohol Fund, directing a part of proceed from sales of alcohol to prevention, harm reduction treatment, and recovery services. An action plan dashboard tracks targets.

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