Performance Health

MARCH 18, 2024

Private equity hospitals are a notable trend in healthcare, reshaping medical care by bringing significant capital for efficiency and profitability. While these acquisitions infuse much-needed financial resources, concerns exist about potential impacts on patient care and staff working conditions.

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Relias

JUNE 6, 2024

Good nursing leadership improves patient outcomes, reduces medical errors, and improves staff retention — benefiting patients and healthcare organizations. Key competencies and attributes of nurse leaders include the following: Understands the correlation between a strong team and high levels of patient quality and safety.

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Practice Index

JULY 18, 2024

A round-robin letter states: “We really cannot continue to run on fumes. Welsh practices unable to meet demand Most practices in Wales are unable to meet patient demand, with growing concerns about patient safety, according to a new BMA survey. In the survey, 91% of GPs said they could not meet patient demand.

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Practice Index

AUGUST 8, 2024

London confidence in patient safety slumps According to a new survey, the number of practices in London confident of meeting patient need safely this winter has fallen sharply. In a regular survey from the Londonwide Local Medical Committees, just 19% of practices felt they would be safe for the winter.

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Practice Index

JULY 4, 2024

The BMA GP committee is concerned about its potential future use whereby third parties may be able to enter diagnoses or medication without the prior knowledge of the patient’s GP – or sometimes even the patient. 62% said there wasn’t enough time during appointments to build relationships with patients for quality care.

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Practice Index

JUNE 20, 2024

London drive to improve practice safety Practices in London have received a wide-ranging package of support to help them tackle threats to safety. The resources, from the Londonwide Local Medical Committees, deal with threats to the safety of staff and risks to patient safety from overworked staff.

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Northwest Suburban College

JULY 19, 2024

Pharmacy Technicians are integral members of the healthcare community, playing a vital role in ensuring the efficient and safe delivery of medications to patients. Assisting Pharmacists in Medication Dispensing Pharmacy Technicians work alongside pharmacists to accurately and efficiently dispense medications to patients.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Since their publication by the US Sentencing Commission in 1991, seven elements have become core tenets of healthcare compliance programs not only because of their impact on potential damages, but in helping organizations develop well-rounded compliance programs.

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Northwest Suburban College

JULY 26, 2024

These professionals play a crucial role in the healthcare system, collaborating with pharmacists and other healthcare providers to ensure the safe and effective administration of medication.

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Northwest Suburban College

JUNE 14, 2024

Pharmacy Technicians are indispensable members of health care teams, playing a critical role in ensuring that patients receive accurate and timely medications. This includes interpreting prescription orders, selecting the appropriate medications, accurately counting or measuring drug quantities, and labeling drug containers.

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NHA Now

APRIL 29, 2021

They are primarily responsible for ensuring the accuracy and safeguarding of medical information, translating diagnosis and treatments using standardized coding practices, and facilitating adequate claim processing and payment. Why the change and why now?

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DropStat

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

This highlights the need for medical interpreters in the intensive care unit. It is important to note that many of these language barrier impacts don’t only affect patient outcomes. Why is medical interpreting important in healthcare? Strategies include: 1.

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Health Populi

MAY 31, 2024

As Verizon puts it in the report, “medical data doesn’t even get a passing nod,” calling out personal data as the flavor of the year because, as the authors characterized it, the threat actors “don’t really care about Aunt Bertha’s bunions.” What is your take on this with respect to Amedisys’s patient population and home care operations?

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Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2024

Topol looked for AI to bolster the human-touch in health care, we’ve lived, worked, and muddled our way through the COVID-19 pandemic and witnessed the growing epidemic of burnout among clinicians, the front-line of medical care.

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Northwest Suburban College

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Proper training in radiography ensures accurate images and patient safety. These skills are vital for creating accurate models of patients’ teeth, used in treatments such as crowns, bridges, and orthodontic appliances. Hands-on experience with dental impressions and molds is also part of the program.

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Walker Info - Patient Experience

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Patient experience is more than feeling good about feeling good. Simply providing excellent medical treatment is not enough. In fact, more than 70% of patients would switch healthcare providers to improve their experience. Therefore, two people receiving identical care can post different patient satisfaction scores.

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Relias

MARCH 16, 2022

How’s your organization doing in keeping your patients safe? Patient Safety Awareness Week is March 13-19, 2022, so it’s a good time to ask this question and make an honest assessment of where you stand. What is Patient Safety Awareness Week? hospitals each year as a result of preventable medical errors.

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Practice Index

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Practices urged to adopt new patient safety measures Practices in England are being encouraged to adopt new measures to protect patient safety. NHS England wants practices to appoint patient safety leads and to use a Learn from Patient Safety Events service to record incidents of harm.

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Practice Index

OCTOBER 17, 2024

We will overhaul the system to make it effective and efficient, to protect patient safety.” Practices in Mid Ulster in revolt over closure plan Practices in Northern Ireland are threatening to refuse to accept patients reallocated from a closing practice. The regional BMA also raised concerns.

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Minority Nurse

JANUARY 12, 2023

In the ICU, you talk with family members, loved ones, physicians, ancillary medical staff, and many others. Unfortunately, this is a boundary that many nurses ignore at the peril of their licenses, their mental well-being, and patient safety. Step 2: Difficult People and Conflict.

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Accepted Blog

AUGUST 12, 2024

hospital administrators, clinical managers, financial managers, and patient advocates) Improving access to health care (e.g., formal instruction to others, tutoring medical students, developing health-related curriculum, conducting research in admissions, student affairs, or educational interventions) Music/athletics/art (e.g.,

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Health Populi

MARCH 14, 2023

In 2014, ECRI pivoted the title of this annual report to “patient safety concerns,” a nuance away from health technology. Fast forward to 2023 and ECRI’s latest take on the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2023. Topping the 2023 list of patient safety concerns is the pediatric mental health crisis.

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Health Populi

MAY 17, 2021

This round, the hackathon attracted hundreds of nurses from at least 20 countries and 30 U.S. Medical Deserts. Together, these two clinical leaders have observed the power that caring really does make a difference in patient outcomes and health care quality. . Health equity, and.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

I’m grateful to the nurse leadership teams at Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, and Sonsiel for inviting me to participate in another round of t he #NurseHack4Health hackathon pitches over the past weekend. voice tech, smart medication dispensers, and remote health monitors).

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Arkenea

APRIL 8, 2025

In todays rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, medical device integration stands at the forefront of innovation, connecting disparate devices, systems, and data sources to deliver seamless, real-time insights. Introduction to Medical Device Integration What is Medical Device Integration? Get in touch for a free consultation.

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Practice Index

MARCH 13, 2025

Physician Associate practice a postcode lottery Writing to NHS England, BMA Chair Professor Phil Banfield cites a recent review in the British Medical Journal. The BMA has called on NHS England officials to introduce interim safety measures in advance of a review of the role by the Department of Health.

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Practice Index

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has issued an order that patient safety must be the priority, and that services should give priority to patients in the greatest clinical need. Professor Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Adviser at the UK Health Security Agency, said: Flu is sharply increasing and putting higher numbers in hospital.

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