10 urgent patient safety strategies
An expert panel is strongly encouraging the immediate adoption of 10 patient safety strategies, according to a recent supplement published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Equity in the digital age
Combined with better data collection, health information technology (HIT) offers significant opportunities to improve access to care, enhance healthcare quality, and create targeted strategies for health equity promotion. HIT implementation must be done in a manner that responds to the needs of all populations to ensure that it enhances access, facilitates enrollment, and improves quality in a way that doesn’t exacerbate existing health disparities.
Choosing wisely: Questioning unnecessary procedures
Choosing Wisely is focused on encouraging physicians, patients, and other healthcare stakeholders to think and talk about medical tests and procedures that may be unnecessary, and in some instances can cause harm.
Nursing Management’s 2013 Salary Survey
How does your compensation compare with your colleagues nationwide? Take a moment to complete the survey and find out in an upcoming issue.
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Animal-assisted therapy: Paws with a cause
Lorraine S. Ernst, MS, RN, AHN-BC
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has specific goals for cost containment, reduction of HACs, quality-focused reimbursements, and readmissions – yet many healthcare organizations simply don’t know where to invest the time or resources to comply. If you have questions, you’re not alone, and this invaluable webinar may help you navigate these changes.
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