In case you missed it, here’s a roundup of breaking news from the Accreditation & Quality Compliance Center since Inside Accreditation & Quality was last published.
New realities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic are reshaping healthcare IT in ways that affect leadership, employees, and patients, according to a panel of healthcare system executives convened virtually during the recent virtual CHIME21 Spring Forum, presented by the ...
At the beginning of 2020, physicians and consumers had not yet fully embraced the concept of virtual video visits; many were skeptical about the ability to deliver care effectively in this manner. Yet after the pandemic forced the adoption of virtual visits, perceptions and usage forever changed...
Many COVID-19 patients have experienced a range of symptoms for weeks or months after the acute phase of their illness has passed. The National Institutes of Health calls the long-hauler condition post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC).
For more insight, PSMJ spoke with study author Alex S. Keuroghlian, MD, MPH, about LGBTQIA+ health and patient safety. Keuroghlian is the director of both the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center at Fenway Health and the Massachusetts General Hospital’s Psychiatry Gender...
Work with your regional healthcare coalition and Health and Human Services (HHS) to identify the number of dialysis and other vulnerable patients who might show up needing critical services if water and power become scarce during a disaster.
Healthcare technology innovation is moving faster than ever as technology companies push tremendous disruptions into this critical sector. However, these disruptions often fail to acknowledge existing workflows and how best to support clinicians. As every physician who has bemoaned the time...
The challenges facing infection preventionists (IP) were already immense before the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year. Now the demand for their expertise is higher than ever, says Devin Jopp, EdD, MS, who was...
