Lack of Patient Portal Use Could Hamper COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling for Seniors
The poll, which is based at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, also shows that the some of the widest gaps in patient portal usage are among older adults who are at the highest risk of developing a severe case of COVID-19.
Missed Cancer Screening During Coronavirus Pandemic Raises Alarm
People have been deferring care during the pandemic due to fear of contracting the coronavirus in healthcare settings. For five kinds of cancer, reduced cancer screening linked to the coronavirus pandemic has likely led to thousands of delayed cancer diagnoses, according to an IQVIA Institute report. For the three-month period ending June 5, 2020, the IQVIA Institute estimates there could have been more than 80,000 delayed positive diagnoses for breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancer.
Survey Respondents: 69% Say They Want to Get Coronavirus Vaccine
Vaccination hesitancy among the American public is one of the primary challenges facing the coronavirus vaccination effort across the country. Vaccination is widely viewed as essential to controlling the coronavirus through herd immunity, which occurs when a large proportion of a population develops resistance to an infection.
Hospitals Must Prepare as Security and Privacy Concerns Increase in 2021
Tim Tindle, chief information officer and chief information security officer for the clinical communications company Spok, talks about the changed landscape for healthcare security and privacy in 2021.
How to Run an Emergency Department Social Medicine Team
The EDSM team at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center was detailed recently in an article published by the Journal of the American Medical Association. The EDSM team at the hospital includes a patient navigator, social workers, care coordination nurses, a pharmacist, physician consultants, and specialists in transitional care, substance use, and quality improvement.
CMS Puts Hospital Surveys on Limited Hold as Surge Continues
CMS officials said complaint investigations must and still will be carried out, but that to “ensure quality of care oversight, while providing hospitals the ability to focus on serving their patients and communities,” the federal agency is limiting the scope of hospital surveys for at least the next 30 days, with the potential for 30-day renewals to follow.
APIC’s New CEO Focused on Coronavirus Pandemic Response and Lessons Learned
Devin Jopp, EdD, MS, began working as the new CEO of APIC in December. In previous roles, he has worked with prime healthcare stakeholders, including payers, providers, and healthcare information technology professionals. For example, he served as president and CEO at the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange, which focuses on enhancing the exchange of healthcare information.
Nurses, Other Healthcare Workers Experience Reduced Stress and Burnout Through Mindfulness Program
Of the 267 study participants, nearly 70 were registered and advanced practice nurses, along with resident physicians, resident chaplains, attending physicians, medical center faculty, and hospital administrative/managerial clinical staff at The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center.
How to Create a Safety Protocol for Emergency Department Psychiatric Patients
Patients with psychiatric illness can spend lengthy periods of time in emergency departments waiting for psychiatric evaluation or transfer to an inpatient psychiatric facility. Earlier research found that the mean length of stay (LOS) for psychiatric patients in emergency departments awaiting an inpatient bed was 16.5 hours and LOS for psychiatric patients in EDs awaiting transfer to another facility was 21.5 hours.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 20 – Using Data to Improve COVID-19 Patient Outcomes
On episode 20 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Lissy Hu, founder and CEO of CarePort, talks about how aggregating COVID-19 data has helped improve patient care.