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Healthy People 20201 includes “Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all” as one of the four overarching goals for the decade. The program’s agenda includes social determinants of health as a new topic area.
ABQAURP News: Physician Advisor as the ‘Great Communicator’
I was recently asked by a care manager to “please educate the docs” on the difference between inpatient and observation. How many times in the daily work routine of a physician advisor have we heard that request or something similar?
News: Funding Available for Research in Diagnosis
New funding opportunities from AHRQ are dedicated to diagnostic safety.
News: Planning Continues for National Health IT Safety Center
RTI International has released the Health IT Safety Center Roadmap, which it produced for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). The report (available at www.healthitsafety.org) lays out a plan for creating a sustainable center dedicated to improving the safety of healthcare through the use of information technology (IT) while also addressing safety problems introduced by the use of IT.
News: Report from NPSF Revitalizes Root Cause Analysis
A new report from the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) examines root cause analysis (RCA), a process that nearly all health systems use in response to adverse events. Although RCA is commonly used—and in some cases mandated by The Joint Commission—many organizations are unhappy with the process and dissatisfied with the results.
News: Construction Updates and Safety Alerts —There’s an App for That
Hospital construction affects everyone in the community. While a new facility may improve the care and services offered and enhance the workplace, construction projects on hospital campuses potentially add risk to an already complex, hazardous environment.
News: North Shore LIJ Wins 2015 John Q. Sherman Award
North Shore Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Health System cut their medication errors related to patient identification by 86% through an innovative project designed to empower patients and standardize the way they are identified throughout the system.
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Women make approximately 80% of health care purchasing decisions in the U.S.1 Not surprisingly, health care marketing programs increasingly target women.
News: Patient Safety Training In Just One Minute
One of the challenges healthcare leaders face is reaching the frontlines of care and the C-suite with safety culture messaging and teachings.
News: John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards
The John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards were established in 2002 by the National Quality Forum (NQF) and The Joint Commission in memory of John M. Eisenberg, MD…