Reconsidering How We Verify Identities in Healthcare
The size and scale of data breaches worsens each year; December 2023 saw at least two multimillion-record data breaches reported. As new tools like AI grow in prevalence, organizations need to start changing the way they handle data to keep pace with ever-worsening attacks.
Studies Look at Innovative Interventional Radiology Techniques
The treatments, which will be discussed at the Society of Interventional Radiology 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting, look at innovations in treating prostate cancer, breast cancer, and uncontrolled post-partum hemorrhage.
Geisinger’s Plan to Boost Quality and Patient Experience Through Virtual Nursing
Virtual nursing provides new opportunities for nurses to have more flexibility, and for hospitals to use their staff more efficiently. A single nurse can now observe more patients at once, and watch for signs of patient discomfort or distress. Tenured nurses can stay employed longer, without having to worry about working long shifts, and they can support new nurses virtually.
Health System CMO Shares Impact of Change Healthcare Cyberattack
According to an American Hospital Association survey, 94% of hospitals have experienced a financial impact from the Change Healthcare cyberattack, with more than half of hospitals reporting a significant or serious impact. The survey found the cyberattack has impacted the cash flow at 80% of hospitals, with 60% of those hospitals reporting an impact on revenue of at least $1 million per day. The survey also found that 74% of hospitals reported direct patient care being affected.
New Report Looks at the Present and Future of Maternal Care
With maternal death rates at the highest among the world’s wealthiest nations, the U.S. is facing a maternal and infant health crisis. The maternal mortality rate doubled between 1999 and 2019, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as many as 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable.
SHEA Weighs in on Addressing Measles Outbreaks
With notable measles outbreaks occurring in different regions in the U.S., the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America is raising awareness about what health systems can do to prevent infections.
Will the Change Healthcare Outage Prod Execs to Make Technology Improvements?
As healthcare organizations across the country assess the damage caused by the Change Healthcare outage, executives are not only looking at the financial fallout but also the technological repercussions. In short, what will health systems need to do to make sure this doesn’t happen again—or if it does happen, that they have the resources in place to minimize damage?
ABQAURP News February 2024
In 2023, the National Transitions of Care Coalition’s (NTOCC) Transitions of Care (TOC) Pharmacy Advisory Committee and its Sub-Committee on Value-Based Care & Outcomes created and sent out the NTOCC Transitions of Care Pharmacy Outcomes Survey to the NTOCC Community and their social media followers, including some ABQAURP members.
How to Decrease Behavioral Health Patients Seeking Care in Emergency Rooms
By offering a wide spectrum of mental health services, WellSpan Health has been able to reduce the number of behavioral health patients seeking care in the health system’s emergency rooms.
Patient Safety Awareness Week 2024 Resources
Here’s a recap of all the content we ran for Patient Safety Awareness Week. Thanks to our sponsors Avtec, IAC, and Origami Risk for their support of the week.