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A new COVID-19 wave is coming – how can health systems prepare?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"We learned how fragile the supply chain is, particularly for critical items like personal protective equipment and ventilators," Krass continued. "If you can tag a nail clipper with RFID technology," as many big-box stores do, "you can do it for medication," he said.

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Nursing community collaboration on the European COVID-19 front-lines

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Systemic issues of the nursing shortage, critical care capacity and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) were common across countries. Region Tag: Europe/UK Custom Tags: COVID-19 Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Nursing community collaboration on the European COVID-19 front-lines Featured Decision Content:

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My Health, My Data – Thinking Consumers, Privacy and Self-Care at HIMSS 2023

Health Populi

The bill expands privacy protections for Washington State’s health citizens beyond HIPAA’s provisions. ” That could include such data tags as cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and IP addresses. we are in a place where some states have privacy protections for their health citizens, and most still do not.

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My ABCovid-19 Journal – Day 3 of 5, Letters “K” through “O”

Health Populi

I found a vintage hotel key sticker (the Hotel Continental) which echoes theme-wise with the red key on the right, perpendicularly placed with the United States Lines tag for a cabin class cruise ship stateroom — an allusion to the cruise ships that had been super-spreaders for the coronavirus.

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Skilled Nursing Compliance Update: CMS Hands Surveyors Revised Details on How to Review the Staff Vaccine Requirement

Hall Render

F-888 is the citation tag that was created under 42 CFR Section 483.80(i), CMS and CDC conduct quality checks of skilled nursing facility NHSN data submissions each week in an effort to identify trends or indicators of data reporting issues. Scope and Severity of Citations for Noncompliance. 42 CFR Section 483.80(i)

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: An Introduction

Healthcare IT Today

They use claims data to track use of emergency rooms, medical equipment, and generic versus brand medications. Eden Brownell, director of behavioral science at mPulse Mobile , introduced me to the term “techquity,” which means ensuring health equity in technology and tailoring interventions to the person.

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SQA News | Fall 2023

SQA

Earlier this year, we took time as a leadership team to precisely define our vision for SQA : “We protect through quality.” As we finalize our strategic business plan for 2024, our efforts are focused on enhancing our current and future abilities to deliver the highest quality services and protect our clients and their consumers.