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Epic and UW research: Healthcare AI must be equitable, transparent, regulated

Healthcare It News

Effective regulation of AI in healthcare requires appropriate authority and a thorough understanding of AI’s impact on patient care, with regulatory frameworks aimed at encouraging innovation, ensuring equitable access and addressing disparities in quality of care. Learn more and register.

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Steps for Preventing Medical Malpractice Risks

HIT Consultant

Doctors and other healthcare professionals are entrusted with the responsibility of safeguarding the health and well-being of their patients, ensuring they receive the highest quality of care. This article will examine some of the causes of medical malpractice and outline steps to prevent its occurrence.

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APIC Calls for Dedicated Infection Prevention Staff at all Long-Term Care Facilities to Prevent Deaths of Seniors

Briggs Healthcare

In the letter to Congress, APIC strongly recommends: Each nursing home should have at least one full-time infection preventionist on staff who is dedicated (meaning that infection prevention is their sole function), not the current requirement of having a staff member designated to handle infection prevention. Arlington, Va.,

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Four Proven Strategies for a Safer Healthcare System with Zero Harm

Patient Safety Movement

At June’s World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit, our CEO Dr. Michael Ramsay shared an optimistic perspective about the progress which can be made in patient safety in the next five years through data transparency and evidence-based medicine. “I The trouble is that a lot of it does not reach the patients.”

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Newsletter, February 2024

Patient Safety Movement

” Joe Kiani, Founder Patient Safety Movement Foundation Letter from CEO In many parts of the world, February is the month for celebrating love. Approximately 25% of patients experience an adverse event in US hospitals, with over 40% caused by preventable errors. “I believe in persistence.

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Newsletter, December 2023

Patient Safety Movement

.” Joe Kiani, Founder Patient Safety Movement Foundation Letter from CEO December is the time for giving, and I would like to thank those of you who have generously given to the Patient Safety Movement Foundation. Proposed measure MUC 2023-188 Patient Safety Structural Measure is a vital one.

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Five Ways to Empower Patients and Improve Patient Engagement

Patient Safety Movement

In honor of World Health Organization World Patient Safety Day 2023, the Patient Safety Movement Foundation hosted a webinar dedicated to the theme of “Empowering Patients.” And they can provide feedback and advocacy so that their experiences can be used to improve care for other patients.”