Healthcare It News

JULY 6, 2022

There is not only a scarcity of providers as fewer people are going into the profession, but emergency departments in rural areas have limited expertise and experience in treating mental illness. THE PROBLEM.

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p3care

MAY 31, 2024

Quality Benchmarks ACOs report on multiple quality measures for the effectiveness of care quality. For instance, patient and caregiver experience, care coordination, and patient safety. Patient Experience Patient satisfaction level and their experiences are necessary components.

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Beterra

MARCH 25, 2025

.” Addressing Contemporary Challenges in Patient Safety while Meeting the Needs of Rehab Hospitals. Mariana highlights that these issues are interconnected, negatively impacting the quality of care, patient safety, and overall satisfaction.

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Bill Of Health

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

An important addition is the IMTRC would provide the necessary national, collaborative approach to facilitate information exchange between member states to ensure patient safety and quality of care for health care services provided across state lines through telehealth.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Moreover, several care facilities have faced fines for resident abuse and insufficient background checks. These events underscore the imperative for stringent and thorough screening processes to ensure patient safety and uphold trust in healthcare services.

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Patient Safety Movement

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

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.”

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NCQA

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

In response to this crisis, NCQA proposes updates to MBHO Accreditation to better define how organizations create accessible and available networks that meet the needs of organization members and to measure the quality of care and services provided. Error Handling/Incident Management in Production. Mitigating Bias. Transparency.

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Readiness Rounds

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Let’s explore how your hospital can effectively meet these new requirements and enhance outcomes for older patients by integrating the CMS 2025 Age-Friendly Measures into your care model. Comprehensive care approaches address the multifaceted needs of elderly patients, fostering holistic well-being.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Before the digital era, healthcare providers relied on paper-based records, which often led to inefficiencies and errors in managing and transferring patient data. They can also collaborate and communicate with their peers and patients efficiently and securely using EHR.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 25, 2024

The addition of CDS Hooks further strengthens FDB’s commitment to the Cures Act’s vision of a more integrated healthcare IT environment, ensuring improved data exchange capabilities.

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Healthcare Success

JUNE 23, 2023

As patient expectations continue to evolve, the need for thoughtful environmental designs that prioritize peace, tranquility, and healing cannot be overstated—they play a vital role in patient experiences and the perception of overall quality of care.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 4, 2024

Technology that can help healthcare workers navigate complexities, track resources efficiently, and maintain compliance during unprecedented times is not just important, it is a fundamental tool to help maintain patient safety and quality.

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Cloud Blogs

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Doctors experiencing burnout are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents, including medication errors and substandard care. This, in turn, leads to a sharp decline in patient satisfaction. However, it's important for healthcare organizations to enable AI for everyone across the entire care process.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 16, 2022

However, “an app for everything” mentality has significant downsides, namely a complex and disjointed patient experience – and arguably, does not result in better quality of care. An integrated, systems and requirements-driven digital approach will put the whole patient back at the center of the digital ecosystem.

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Patient Safety Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2023

They are important to ensure the quality of care, but often cost a lot of time and effort to complete. That’s why, together with them, The Patient Safety Company built an application to perform audits via our TPSC Cloud Platform. Every year they come around: audits.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 14, 2023

This is no surprise; electronic health data can improve the speed and quality of care by giving providers easy access to a patient’s medical history, medications, test results, diagnoses, and treatment plans. Estimates show that the healthcare industry generates about 30% of the world’s data volume.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Within healthcare, burnout may affect bias, individual well-being, patient safety, quality of care, healthcare employee satisfaction and retention, erosion in the healthcare human capital national pool among other key performance indicators. Meaning the list grows.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 8, 2023

filters out unnecessary alarms and alerts healthcare providers only when it detects critical events, thereby enhancing patient safety and improving clinical outcomes. In an interview with HIT Consultant, Mr. Quieter environments allow patients to rest more comfortably, contributing to faster healing and better overall outcomes.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 26, 2024

It can also pose a threat to patient safety. For example, if an anesthesia machine is not cleaned and maintained regularly, it may not properly function, thereby putting a patient in danger. And investing in health is everything.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Improve patient safety: Reduce the risk of opioid overdoses and adverse events. Enhance care coordination: Facilitate communication and collaboration among healthcare providers involved in a patient’s care. Make informed prescribing decisions: Prescribe controlled substances safely and responsibly.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 15, 2024

The ransomware strike caused a chain reaction among healthcare providers, where payment systems were disrupted, cash flow halted, and—worst of all—patient safety was put in jeopardy. This latest attack didn’t just impact IT systems, administrative processes, or the bottom line; it threatened the quality of care for patients.

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Bill Of Health

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Prior to COVID, policymakers and the medical industry had many assumptions about telehealth related to patient safety, quality of care, fraud, and provider and patient openness to virtual medical encounters.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Technology’s Role in the Future of Youth Mental Health Care While technology is a tremendous enabler, it is essential to ensure that the foundational work around quality of care and patient safety is not overlooked.

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Briggs Healthcare

JULY 17, 2023

Instead, surveyors should investigate further to determine whether the failure could have been the result of something more basic to safe patient care, such as insufficient monitoring and/or patient assessment and evaluation. Resources to Improve Quality of Care: Check out CMS’s new Quality in Focus interactive video series.

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Sheppard Health Law

AUGUST 11, 2022

The OIG concluded that the Arrangement posed a low risk of harm by evaluating the likelihood that the renumeration interfered with clinical decision-making, increased costs to federal health care programs or beneficiaries through overutilization or inappropriate utilization, and raised patient safety or quality-of-care concerns.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Significant barriers and limitations exist, including payment reimbursement issues, physician and patient resistance, patient safety concerns and implementation hurdles. We need new solutions to deliver better care, and HaH is our greatest promise to realize a better future in care delivery.”

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 4, 2023

Put QAPI at the center of your fix process… In addition to using QAPI to improve VBP scores, home health organizations can also use it to improve patient safety, reduce costs, and improve the overall quality of care. But how will they do it? Quite simply with the right expertise and programs in place.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 15, 2021

If this cycle continues unabated, nurse shortages will reach a critical level, likely impacting the quality of care and patient safety. . Patient scheduling templates continue to be built for the number of nurses “on the schedule,” though very few days are actually fully staffed.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 19, 2023

” He envisions exciting future possibilities for leveraging Epic’s platform to constantly improve patient safety, quality of care, and operational efficiency.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 2, 2022

. – Through the implementation of Regard’s software, physicians within the TidalHealth network are able to automate electronic health record (EHR) chart reviews and enhance patient safety by ensuring all diagnoses are uncovered. Providers need to focus on the patient and not the technology.

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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. Michelle Schreiber, MD.,

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Some nurses are expressing concerns about the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence and virtual nursing in health care, arguing that these technologies could compromise patient safety. AI has various applications in the health care industry.

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Beterra

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The better of these two positions in quality and patient safety is always offensive. This same rule applies when motivating physicians to attend patient safety and quality discussions or meetings. This is the way to progress the entire culture and system toward improvement.

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Beterra

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The better of these two positions in quality and patient safety is always offensive. This same rule applies when motivating physicians to attend patient safety and quality discussions or meetings. This is the way to progress the entire culture and system toward improvement. Deliver Consumable Content.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 25, 2024

Manual process handling leads to inefficiencies, higher error rates, and compromised patient safety. The quality of care has become diluted. Generally, it can be said that CPQ tools streamline operations, enhancing collaborative workflows and overall efficiency. The contrast is stark without CPQ tools.

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NCQA

JANUARY 3, 2024

In his work within Kaiser Permanente’s health care system, he’s overseen the quality of care provided by 22,000 physicians to 12.2 million patients. He also was responsible for development of Kaiser’s national quality strategy. Tyson School of Medicine in Pasadena, California.

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Beterra

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

At Beterra Health, we are committed to empowering healthcare leaders by leveraging cutting-edge technology to optimize operations, enhance patient safety, and improve quality of care. Mark’s passion for technology and his dedication to improving healthcare outcomes align perfectly with our mission and values.

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