Preparing for the Shift to Care in the Home
Integrated Home Care Services recently released a report finding growing recognition of and interest in healthcare at home. Roughly 80% of respondents stated that they believe this increase in home care utilization is here to stay. But that confidence doesn’t carry over to preparation and performance.
AI’s Role in Healthcare Cybersecurity
Modernizing healthcare applications and infrastructure has highlighted how challenging it is to safeguard those same elements, and we’re seeing the aftereffects in the results of data breaches.
The Leapfrog Group Launches ‘Innovators for Leapfrog’ Program
Innovators for Leapfrog (IFL) was created for Leapfrog’s community of over 42,000 professionals in healthcare quality, hospital leadership, payors, employers, and other stakeholders who support Leapfrog’s work to transform patient safety in the U.S.
ABQAURP News March 2023
Don’t miss this year’s annual conference! Join ABQAURP as we develop strategies to integrate technology, disruptive delivery models, and service excellence into practice to address the challenges of social determinants of health, improve the population health of communities served, and expand opportunities and patient outcomes for providers.
What Workplace Violence Prevention Can Learn From Emergency Management
The survey found that most respondents believed that their organizations are extremely or very well prepared for incidents like a fire (75%) and severe weather or a natural disaster (64%). By comparison, 40% believed that their workplace is extremely or very well prepared for an active assailant incident.
Wastewater Surveillance System Looks to Offer Early COVID Detection
One federally funded program is the National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS). Launched in September 2021, the program works to coordinate and improve the nation’s capacity to track the presence of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus causing COVID-19) in wastewater samples across the country.
The Critical Role of Predictive Analytics in Addressing SDoH and Health Inequities
While access to timely and affordable healthcare for all is a founding principle of the American ideal, disparities in health outcomes by population paint a starkly different picture. These data points highlight inequalities in care availability, quality, and outcomes.
Improving Care Through AI One Zip Code at a Time
A new health equity AI tool is able to aggregate clinical and social data across 4,500 factors to provide a more granular view of health disparities in varying communities. The tool, Radian, was created by Lightbeam Health Solutions to provide a no-cost health equity solution for healthcare organizations and leadership.
How Genetic Testing Execution Can Be Improved Through Lab Stewardship
There are better ways to manage genetic testing. Implementing a lab stewardship program that encompasses the rapidly expanding genetic testing field can provide clarity for providers, improved care for patients, and savings for hospitals.
Using Synthetic Data to Improve Quality of Care
If there’s one thing healthcare has plenty of, it’s data. Health systems are swimming in it. But clinicians sometimes struggle to access that data in a way that can improve care and performance in the moment. Traditionally, hospitals rely on teams of data analysts for insight into large data sets, but it can often take weeks or months for data to be ready to help influence change.