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The Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2023 Are About Social, Mental and Behavioral Health

Health Populi

In 2014, ECRI pivoted the title of this annual report to “patient safety concerns,” a nuance away from health technology. While technology is embedded in this list, the headlines have more to do with social, mental, and behavioral health than pure-play technology and devices.

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The 5 minute download on the NYeC Conference 2013

American Well

Last week I was fortunate enough to attend New York eHealth Collaborative’s Digital Health Conference 2013 in New York City. This wild and beautiful city is a magnet for all types of industry, so it’s no surprise that it’s a hotbed of digital health technology innovation. What does this mean to you?

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Ask and Tell: Family Caregiving as a Social Determinant of Health

Healthcare IT Today

There’s also financial stress, and the stress of doing hands-on nursing tasks we’re never trained for. Is it any wonder the caregiver’s own health often deteriorates? 2013 Sep;61(9):1642. It’s become clear that being a caregiver is a social determinant of health (SDoH): a non-medical condition that influences health outcomes.

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The Chronic Care Model and its Key Elements

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Some advantages include increased utilization of recommended therapies, shorter hospital stays, fewer emergency room visits, and better health outcomes.In In a 2013 study about diabetes management in US primary care settings , researchers found that the Chronic Care Model has effectively sustained diabetes care. registered nurses, etc.)

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Royal College of Nursing calls for greater nursing input in designing NHS IT systems

Lloyd Price

The goal of transforming healthcare using digital technology will fail unless nurses are allowed to participate in the process of designing new IT systems, the Royal College of Nursing has warned. The RCN surveyed 896 nurses and midwives online in January and February. As a patient, my dream would be the same.”

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

The health system provides employees opportunities to take part in global mission trips, and its wellness program offers incentives for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Advocate Health Care (Downers Grove, Ill.). For two consecutive years, the health system was named among the Best Places to Work in Illinois.