Albert Tomchaney, MD, became the first chief medical officer of the Indiana-based Franciscan Alliance, which operates as Franciscan Health, in 2008. He has managed the physician practices for a time and overseen hospital operations such as pharmacy and care management. But throughout, and...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 7
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) is crafting its 2023–2026 National Health Security Strategy (NHSS). ASPR officials say this guidance will present an opportunity for security leaders to take the...
What if surgeons could practice an upcoming, particularly challenging surgery on a realistic model that looks and feels like an actual patient? This type of rehearsal is now a reality using a technique that mimics real human tissue.
“The entire process started with one patient,” says ...
The term “precision medicine” is most commonly associated with targeted therapy selection, or the practice of using biomarkers or genetic data to identify the most effective drug for a specific patient. While targeted therapies have been instrumental for oncology patients in particular,...
Last week we went over advice on how to craft a healthcare or policy message—one meant to alert people to the dangers of a certain disease and offer actions to improve compliance. Public health communications can and have caused confusion, mistrust, and harm when not crafted or implemented...
A health equity initiative launched by the American Medical Association, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, and The Joint Commission is designed to capitalize on peer learning at health systems and hospitals, the president of the AMA says.
Health equity has emerged as a pressing issue in U.S...
Even if your facility does not regularly handle labor and delivery, be sure to include the emergency department (ED) in planning and education to address problems such as maternal hemorrhage and severe hypertension/preeclampsia, as required by the still-new maternal health standards.
Even if your facility does not regularly handle labor and delivery, be sure to include the emergency department (ED) in planning and education to address problems such as maternal hemorrhage and severe hypertension/preeclampsia, as required by the still-new maternal health standards.
