Morning Headlines 12/30/16
Trump Said to Discuss Veterans’ Care Overhaul With Hospital CEOs
President-elect Trump is meeting CEOs from Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Partners Healthcare, and Cleveland Clinic to discuss the possibility of allowing veterans to go to any hospital for care, instead of just VA facilities.
Safety huddles to proactively identify and address electronic health record safety
A JAMIA study evaluates the benefit of including EHR safety concerns on daily safety hurdles briefings, concluding that doing so “could potentially serve as an important methodology for institutions to identify, understand, and address the complexity of EHR-related patient safety concerns.”
Use of Secure Text Messaging for Patient Care Orders Is Not Acceptable
Joint Commission revises its position on text-based orders, clarifying that sending patient orders over secure text message platforms is not acceptable.
US Spending on Personal Health Care and Public Health, 1996-2013
A JAMA study stratifies health care spending growth by condition, age, sex, and type of care.
Oh trust me, as focus group participants they'd give companies an earful!