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The Need to Go Back to Basics in Patient Safety

Bill of Health

Poor patient communication by nurses and doctors could also lead to formal complaints and litigation. NHS England and NHS Improvement have produced some useful core principles guidance on patient communication within the context on COVID-19. A litigation link? Good communication strategies may help head off these outcomes.

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Here's what primary care clinicians say they need to effectively implement telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

epicenters of the COVID-19 crisis, were some of the first to feel the brunt of the disease's effects. Review, revise and communicate telehealth malpractice policies. But when you're one doctor with one nurse and maybe one receptionist," that cost can be difficult to take on – or even prohibitive.

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Simulation Training is Vital in Nursing Education and Addresses the Shortage of Nurses

HIT Consultant

Ebbs and flows in the need for nurses and the number of students entering nursing programs are common, but the COVID-19 pandemic caused a more severe nursing shortage than has been previously experienced. At the height of the pandemic, nursing schools suspended in-person classes and were essentially closed.

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Cleveland Clinic, RAND hope to tackle telehealth's digital divide

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

With regard to sustainability, attendees acknowledged that the current state of telehealth is the product of a rapid scale-up in response to the COVID-19 crisis. He also cited the importance of affordable malpractice insurance for providers practicing over state lines.

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Clinical Simulation and its Integral Role in Healthcare Training

HIT Consultant

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a major shift in medical education. The National Nursing Board has recognized the value of simulation by allowing nursing students to earn up to 50% of their clinical time on simulation. COVID-19 patient care training. Journal of Nursing Regulation. 5(2), S3-S40.

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AI, licensing and remote prescribing among key issues facing telepsychiatry

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

On a relative basis, we were fortunate compared to many others in that our basic clinical and operational models for telepsychiatry existed well before the PHE and we continued to operate during COVID-19 without relying heavily on many of the PHE’s specific telehealth flexibilities.

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Health Provider News – June 10, 2022

Hall Render

As skilled nursing ‘teeters,’ leaders look to DC for help on pay rule and more. Nurses lobby for ‘RaDonda’s Law’ Physician compensation now above pre-pandemic levels. COVID-19 rising in Alabama, experts believe cases are higher than reported. Alaska’s Covid-19 emergency order to end July 1.