What is Patient Safety? The term Patient Safety refers to “the absence of preventable harm to a patient during the process of health care.” Patient Safety Awareness Week is a function of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), formerly the National Patient...
How COVID-19 Worsened the Opioid Epidemic Though the COVID-19 Pandemic has dominated the discussion for almost a year now, the United States was already in the midst of a large-scale epidemic of their own. According to A Brief History of the Opioid Epidemic and...
5 Healthy Habits to Bring into the New Year New Year’s resolutions are nothing new, but the tired old promises we’ve made to ourselves in the past need a revamp! Read on to learn about 5 healthy habits we should all be taking with us into the fresh new year. 5....
Interoperability: A Game Changer for Healthcare Interoperability is a term that has been gaining popularity in the healthcare industry the last few years, but what does it really mean? Who benefits from it? From patients to providers and drug manufacturers to payors,...
In recent years, the buzz has only increased around the Internet of Things (IoT). Whether touting the many conveniences that devices including smartwatches, in-home assistants, and even smart appliances or concerns over privacy and hacking, the IoT is a large part of...
