HIT Consultant

JUNE 14, 2024

Researchers have found that specialized computer software can dramatically reduce medication errors in the operating room, potentially preventing harm to patients. Two independent reviewers classified the errors and assessed whether they could have been prevented by clinical decision support software.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Three in four nurses working in hospitals care about the success of their institution — “they show up and gown up…yet only 57% feel a sense of ownership in their hospitals, leaving leaders to expect 100% quality to be delivered by about half of the nursing workforce.” health system. health system.

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Briggs Healthcare

JANUARY 10, 2022

Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) tools are used to systematically assess a healthcare facility’s infection prevention and control (IPC) practices and guide quality improvement activities (e.g., This tool will be updated as nursing home guidance is updated. by addressing identified gaps).

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Health Populi

APRIL 25, 2023

The good news is that burns are preventable, and we learn several terrific strategies for doing so from The Family Oops and Burns First Aid. ″ square, packs a huge amount of self-care knowledge about burn prevention and treatment for home and workplace — the two sites where most burns happen, WHO attests.

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 22, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Before the COVID-19 pandemic led to devastating consequences in nursing homes, infections were a leading cause of hospitalization and death among nursing home residents. nursing home residents.

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p3care

MAY 2, 2022

So today, we will be discussing the MIPS Quality Measures linked to Certified Nurse Midwife. MIPS Reporting Measures for Certified Nurse Midwife Specialty. Below, we will be providing brief explanations of the measures that specifically deal with the Certified Nurse Midwife specialty for the MIPS 2022 evaluation. Conclusion .

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 19, 2024

Christine Gall, Chief Nursing Officer at Collette Health What You Should Know: – Collette Health, a provider of virtual patient observation solutions appoints Christine Gall DrPH, MS, BSN, as Chief Nursing Officer.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

While nurses were in short supply before 2020, the coronavirus pandemic and stress on front-line health care workers exacerbated the shortage of nursing staff globally. Whether working in rural America, urban Britain, central Mumbai or suburban Auckland, the nursing profession s in a world of hurt. And this hurts Everyone.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 31, 2024

What You Should Know: – Emirates Health Services (EHS) announced several innovative initiatives at Arab Health 2024 ranging from AI-powered virtual nurse, generative AI triage, and data insights using 3M’s clinical risk groups. Pioneering Care: Leveraging cutting-edge technologies to provide personalized and efficient healthcare.

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Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) is proud to announce thatWorldwide Pressure Injury Prevention Day is to be celebrated on Thursday, November 17, 2022. The objective of Worldwide Pressure Injury Prevention Day is to increase awareness about pressure injury prevention and to educate the public on this topic.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

On Labor Day, let’s be sure to celebrate our nurses, physicians and other health care staff! From Brownie et al. From Brownie et al. From Brownie et al.

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Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Wednesday, September 14, 2022, the GAO posted its review (same title as this blog) of infection prevention and control in nursing homes. GAO was also asked to review federal oversight of nursing homes in light of the pandemic. The document is 61 pages in length. A corresponding 7- minute podcast is found here.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Jones, a family nurse practitioner for over 21 years and a professor at the University of Phoenix, said the personal care her 91-year-old mother receives at home has changed the way her mom is able to live. Naturally, I love the home environment for nurses. Nurses are finding their niches in community-based settings a little more.”.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

What You Should Know: Virtual sitting and virtual nursing solutions are receiving attention from healthcare organizations. This report —KLAS’ first about virtual sitting and nursing—is an early look at customer experiences and the positive outcomes (clinical, financial, and operational) organizations are seeing in this space.

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Health Care Dive

MAY 8, 2023

Violence prevents nurses, doctors and other professionals from providing uninterrupted, quality patient care, argues Andrew Thum, the director of nursing workforce operations at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

There is also evidence of improved patient safety as electronic prescription and allergy tracking features in EHR systems can prevent errors and adverse events. They can also collaborate and communicate with their peers and patients efficiently and securely using EHR. Chief among these challenges is physician burnout associated with EHR use.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 27, 2023

This includes nurse and clinician shortages, which persist across hospitals and health systems nationwide. About 100,000 nurses left the workforce during the pandemic, with over 600,000 reporting their intention to leave by 2027, citing stress and burnout as primary reasons. Engage your clinical workforce Ask nurses for their input.

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 29, 2024

Briggs Healthcare Clinical Consultant Late last week, CMS released QSO 24-08-NH Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes , effective April 1, 2024. CMS is incorporating the guidance related to EBP into its general infection control regulation, F880, Infection Prevention and Control.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

One would expect that as vaccine uptake has risen and cases have fallen, interest in the nursing profession would rise and those who left the nursing profession due to COVID-19 may return. Almost half of the hospitals in the survey said staffing problems had prevented them from accepting new patients in the past 60 days.

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Briggs Healthcare

JULY 26, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel has released the second version of their Standardized Pressure Injury Prevention Protocol – abbreviated as “SPIPP” (pronounced S – PIP). Dr. Braden did much more for nurses and others in need. The entire SPIPP 2.0

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 27, 2021

What You Should Know: – One Drop , an AI powered chronic condition management platform, and pharma giant Bayer – their strategic partner/investor released their co-developed digital, AI-enabled, cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention module. One Drop CVD Prevention Module Features. Includes sodium and fiber tracking.

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Briggs Healthcare

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

It’s the last link within the Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic guidance and it’s considered a supplement specifically for NHs and LTCFs in addition to the other 2 hyperlinks.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The healthcare industry is in desperate need of nurses — and fast. You’ve seen the countless headlines covering the impact the pandemic has had on nurses , and how that nursing shortage has impacted employment numbers, healthcare facilities, and patient care. Nurses are burnt out. Mobile Staffing Apps.

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Bill Of Health

AUGUST 23, 2021

Already, we have seen during the pandemic willingness among some licensed health care providers not only to spread questionable COVID-related information , but also to fulfill requests to circumvent COVID-related prevention measures. The post Preventing Misuse of COVID-19 Vaccine Medical Exemptions appeared first on Bill of Health.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 24, 2024

OSF HealthCare, a health system that serves Illinois and Michigan, had a big challenge: Managing the high rate of patient readmissions from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities and eventually to home care. This continuous engagement helps to maintain the stability of patients' conditions and prevent readmissions.

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Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This accredited continuing education activity is intended primarily for healthcare workers and teams which may include but are not limited to, medical and nursing staff, administration, education/training leadership, and infection control leadership. Nurses should only claim credit for the actual time spent participating in the activity.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Kim Howard, Chief Client Officer, Nomad Health When it comes to the Great Resignation, forget office workers – the real wave of resignation is coming from nurses. What was underreported then – and continues to be – is that the Great Resignation came in full force for nurses. Nurses provide critical care for all of us.

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Health Populi

MAY 17, 2021

The hearts and minds of nurses are fertile and inspirational sources and engines for health care innovation. This past weekend, and for the second time, I had the privilege and opportunity to be a panelist for the perennial hackathon meet-up of Nurse Hack 4 Health , sponsored by Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, Sonnier, and DevUp.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 1, 2022

Nursing homes care for the elderly, people with disabilities, or those who are terminally ill. However, abuse can take many different forms in nursing homes and can devastatingly impact the residents. Implementing some steps can help protect the residents of nursing homes from abuse. Physical Abuse. Financial Abuse. Conclusion.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 1, 2022

While healthcare jobs have roughly returned to pre-pandemic levels, experts predict that overall nurse shortage will reach 1.1 Traveling nurses can’t travel forever, and regional health systems can’t pay the inflated costs and ongoing training burden. million by the end of the year, calling it a “national emergency”.

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Briggs Healthcare

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Nursing homes face a broad range of challenges from public emergencies, such as emerging infectious disease outbreaks and natural disasters. Despite these requirements, recent emergencies have exposed weaknesses in nursing home emergency preparedness. Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare.

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 22, 2022

OIG (Office of Inspector General) has just added COVID-19 Vaccination Status of Nursing Home Staff to its work plan. Residents of long-term care facilities (nursing homes) have been severely impacted by COVID-19 and are disproportionately represented in the number of COVID-19-related deaths in the United States.

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Etactics

JUNE 10, 2024

Wearing PPE can prevent 36.7% So, let’s take a look at everything you need to know about personal protective equipment for nurses. Annual bloodborne pathogen training not only keeps our nurses safe, but our first responders, housekeeping personnel, and all other healthcare professionals. Why wear it? of injury and disease.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 24, 2022

What You Should Know: – Podimetrics raises $45M to help at-risk providers and health plans prevent diabetic amputations in high-risk patients. The FDA-cleared and HIPAA-compliant SmartMat are remotely monitored by Podimetrics’ in-house nurse support team. The High Cost of Diabetic Foot Complications.

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 15, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare OSHA has posted Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social Service Workers. This publication updates OSHA’s 1996 and 2004 voluntary guidelines for preventing workplace violence for healthcare and social service workers.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 14, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CDC has updated 4 hand hygiene in healthcare settings videos earlier this spring: Also recently updated is the Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes video: Threats to nursing home residents’ health are changing and we must adapt to protect them.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 11, 2024

Not-for-profit organisation Salveo Healthcare has recently introduced a remote patient monitoring technology from the United Kingdom to support its delivery of preventative care in Tasmania. In February, it started piloting Spirit Health's Clinitouch technology as part of its in-home nursing care service, Advanced Preventative Care (APC).

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