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  1. AHCJ continues to advocate for release of hospital inspection reports

    AHCJ has submitted a statement to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services supporting the agency’s proposal to open hospital inspection reports to the public.

    The proposed rule change applies to inspections by private accrediting organizations, which are often kept secret, even though they detail patient safety shortcomings of potential interest to the public.

    http://healthjournalism.org/blog/2017/06/ahcj-continues-to-advocate-for-release-of-hospital-inspection-reports/

    Patrick

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  2. AHA: Most Wired Hospitals, 7 Key Findings

    1. 76% offer secure messaging with clinicians on mobile devices
    2. 74% use secure e-mails for patients and families that require ongoing monitoring at home, as a way to keep in touch with the care team
    3. 68% simplify prescription renewals by letting patients make requests on mobile devices
    4. 62% add data reported by patients to the electronic health record to get a better picture of what is going on with the patient
    5. Close to 50% of the hospitals are using telehealth to provide behavioral health services to more patients
    6. 40% of the Most Wired Hospitals offer virtual physician visits
    7. More than 40% provide real-time care management services to patients at home for diabetes and congestive heart failure

    Source: American Hospital Association

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  3. Patient Dumping in Baltimore Hospital

    https://www.cbsnews.com/videos/patient-dumping-outside-hospitals-caught-on-tape/?ftag=MSF0951a18

    My home town-pitiful.

    Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA

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