article thumbnail

STAT+: UnitedHealth discontinues a controversial brand amid scrutiny of algorithmic care denials

STAT

The move also encapsulates how UnitedHealth is pushing to control every piece of patient care outside of the hospital and distancing itself from the aspects that have generated controversy.

article thumbnail

New Year’s Resolutions Trends: What Doctors Resolve To Do

Board Vitals - Pharmacist

With 2024 rapidly approaching, there comes the question of New Year’s Resolutions. Under the guise of a new year’s resolution, some clinicians take the opportunity to remind influencers and stakeholders of efforts that need to be redoubled for the benefit of patients and patient care. Are they to be made or ignored?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

5 Things To Know About Antimicrobial Stewardship Regulatory Standards

IDStewardship

An important accompanying document for Joint Commission standards are Critical Access Hospital Accreditation Survey Activity Guide, for which the January 2023 guide can be found here. Indeed, checking the boxes at a regulatory assessment is important, but we must also remember to build programs which truly elevate patient care.

Hospitals 236
article thumbnail

Best practice strategies for improving institutional fluid stewardship: the role of the MDT

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

4,5 To reach all clinicians involved in fluid management with education and training based on evidence-based medicine and guidelines, educators should abandon old ideas that are often based in silo thinking and understand the value of a systems approach to education that improves patient care. Last accessed January 2024] Leach R et al.

Hospitals 105
article thumbnail

Five Things To Know: How To Use Artificial Intelligence To Be A Better Clinical Pharmacist

IDStewardship

BCIDP, BCPT Article Posted 18 March 2024 In healthcare’s evolving landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) promises to redefine pharmacy. Ctrl+F, but better Believe it or not, the reliable Ctrl+F command, cherished for bringing simplicity to document-searching, has been eclipsed by the advancements of AI. No problem.