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3 ways to improve communication and care coordination--from the patient and family's perspective
It's easy to write about the importance of effective provider-patient communication and care coordination.
How fragmented care causes patients frustration, fear and can lead to
readmissions. But it's another matter entirely to attempt to navigate
the healthcare system and experience the lack (or at least perceived
lack) of care coordination first-hand. Read More
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Ethics and HIT
Challenges...
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
- patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
- transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
- institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
- vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.