Integrative Services Such As Nutrition Counseling Boost Cancer Patient Survival, Study Finds
Oncologists rely mainly on conventional medicine such as chemotherapy to treat their patients. Integrative oncology combines complementary and lifestyle therapies such as meditation with conventional medicine.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 44 – Improving Patient Transfers in Rural Healthcare
On episode 44 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Martin Sellberg, co-founder of Motient, talks about improving patient transfers in rural healthcare.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 43 – The Value of Transitional Care Management
On episode 43 of PSQH: The Podcast, Mike Case Haub, CEO of CHC Health, talks about transitional care management.
Emergency Department Agitation Code Response Team Reduces Use of Physical Restraints
The recent journal article, which was published by Annals of Emergency Medicine, describes the design and implementation of an agitation code response team at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut.
How to Implement a Clinical Debriefing Program at Health Systems and Hospitals
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provides a definition of clinical debriefing: “A dialogue between two or more people whose goals are to discuss the actions and thought processes involved in a particular patient care situation to encourage reflection on those actions and thought processes and incorporate improvement into future performance.”
Tying Health Equity to Quality
The survey of more than 500 healthcare professionals found a sizable increase from 2019 to 2021 in the number of healthcare leaders who identify health equity as one of their organization’s top three priorities: from 25% in 2019 to 58% in 2021.
Collecting Patient-Reported Outcomes Data at Scale: Why Volume Matters
Many commercial health plans require PROM collection for participation in value-based programs, while accountable care organizations use PROMs to measure and incentivize providers for maintaining certain quality standards. According to the Council of Medical Specialty Societies, 24% of clinical data registries have already incorporated PROs into their datasets.
5-Part Framework for Workplace Equity at Healthcare Organizations
As part of its effort to promote joy in work at healthcare organizations, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement has adopted a framework of five guiding principles to foster workplace equity.
IHI Leaders Expect Significant Progress on Health Equity in 2022
Yesterday during a press briefing, IHI President and CEO Kedar Mate, MD, and IHI President Emeritus and Senior Fellow Donald Berwick MD, MPP, discussed health equity trends for 2022. Next year, there likely will be a movement toward outcome-based measurement for health equity, Mate said.
What’s Actually Driving Safe Healthcare?
Over the last 20 years, much more focus has been placed on areas such as safety and efficiency rather than equity, resulting in inconsistent or episodic progress in each area. For example, safety has arguably received most of the attention and focus, but somehow, preventable harm is still frequent across the continuum of care.