One organization has pioneered a program aimed to empower patients with CHF and their families to navigate the complexities and challenges of their illness. Magnolia Regional Health Center has created its new Nurse Navigator program, intended to create seamless integration between prescription data fill—an important factor for prioritizing patients for targeted interventions.
Only 63% of organizations have a cybersecurity plan in place, according to a survey by Software Advice, which means many are vulnerable to potentially crippling attacks that can be costly and damaging to patient trust.
A new JAMA study found that emergency room visits and inpatient admissions decrease after ransomware attack. The study looked at emergency department and patient discharge data from the state of California between 2014 and 2020 and identifying eight ransomware attacks that disrupted the operations of 15 hospitals.
On episode 104 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Komal Bajaj, Medical Director of Sustainability at NYC Health + Hospitals and Chief Quality Officer at Jacobi and North Central Bronx Hospitals, talks about integrating environmental sustainability into healthcare quality and safety.
Join us on Thursday, June 20 for two sessions on timely health risk management topics. At 11 a.m. Eastern, Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD, president and CEO of ECRI, will discuss what healthcare organizations must do to prepare for cybersecurity attacks. At 12:05, Taylor Potoczak of Cleveland Clinic and Anooja Cannon of Origami Risk discuss how technology can empower risk management risk management teams to achieve greater efficience and transparency. Register now to reserve your spot for each session!
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