Rhonda Spellmeier MBA, BSN, RN

This month's featured resource from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 405(d) Program, How to Implement Data Classification, reviews the importance of healthcare organizations identifying types of data files and records by classification categories (sensitive, internal use, public use, etc.), which in turn can help organizations decide how data should be protected. Check it out👇 https://lnkd.in/edg7S2MR #NursingInformatics #Nurse #DataClassification #HealthcareNews

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Are you preparing for Long-Term Care (LTC) surveys? Our LTC Survey Ready Resource Pack is designed to help healthcare facilities prepare for LTC surveys. Government agencies conduct these surveys to assess the quality of care provided by LTC facilities. Our comprehensive resource pack includes: 📄 Checklists and audits: These tools can be used to identify areas where a facility may be non-compliant with regulations. 📚 Educational materials: These resources provide information on common deficiencies cited during surveys, infection control, and creating a positive facility culture. 🖥️ Templates and downloadable resources: These include templates for staff surveys, incident reports, and plans of correction. What’s great about these materials is that they are EMR-independent and fully customizable to fit the specific needs of any facility. Get lifetime access to the LTC Survey Ready Resource Pack here: https://rpb.li/NAD6

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Enroll Now! The AHRQ-funded Implementing Diagnostic Excellence Across Systems (IDEAS) project is recruiting healthcare organizations to use and evaluate these resources. Healthcare organizations and clinicians need actionable, practical, and flexible resources to support #diagnosticsafety improvement efforts. #AHRQ recently developed several resources to help prevent #diagnostic safety events. https://bit.ly/48dzHhI

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Enroll Now! The AHRQ-funded Implementing Diagnostic Excellence Across Systems (IDEAS) project is recruiting healthcare organizations to use and evaluate these resources. Healthcare organizations and clinicians need actionable, practical, and flexible resources to support #diagnosticsafety improvement efforts. #AHRQ recently developed several resources to help prevent #diagnostic safety events. https://bit.ly/48dzHhI

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Personal data management is a complex topic. Citizen's data should be protected, but also shared. • Who has access to the data apart from individual? • For how long access to the data is given? • Are data access events logged and reviewed? • Does data access require approvals (e.g. hospital supervisors) or permits (e.g. police order)? • When we aggregate data for research or analysis, do we apply enough anonymization so that individuals can not be identified? Interesting topic! P.S. Thank you, Mads Hjorth, for sharing the idea and sketch for this diagram!

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is setting standards for SDOH data integration. See how this enhances patient care through better data interoperability: https://loom.ly/WpDXbtQ #HealthEquity #SDOH #HealthcareAnalytics #MedicalResearch #HealthcareReform #IQR #HealthPolicy

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PrognoCIS Template library offers a comprehensive collection of customizable templates, tailored to the unique needs of Occupational Health Professionals. See what PrognoCIS Occupational health EHR has to offer. Learn More: https://buff.ly/3ynPxZe #occupationalhealth #occupationalhealthandsafety #emr #template #library #employeehealth #ehr #prognocis #prognocisehr

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released v4.1 of their #WCMSA Reference Guide and v1.6 of their Self-Administration Toolkit. Read our latest #blog by Dawn Dietz for an overview of the changes in each guide. https://lnkd.in/gaZjtFcj #MSPcompliance #MedicareSetAsides #MedicareCompliance #MSASelfAdministration

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Understanding the 2025 Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) program can seem challenging, especially with the introduction of mandatory PRO-PM reporting. While this marks a significant change, the rest of the program has only minor updates, providing some continuity. This comprehensive guide from Medisolv will assist you in navigating these updates and ensuring a successful reporting year. Read the guide here 👇 https://lnkd.in/eaNBdNPH

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In #healthcare #interoperability news, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and its Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE), The Sequoia Project, announced that the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement #TEFCA Version 2.0 (CA v2.0) has been released! "These enhancements and updates mark a huge step forward for TEFCA as it meets the promise of seamless nationwide exchange at scale." 🌐 What Is It? The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released Common Agreement Version 2.0 (CA v2.0). This agreement sets the rules for securely sharing health information across different networks 🔑 Key Points: 🔸 TEFCA Exchange via FHIR: CA v2.0 now requires support for Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR). This means easier information exchange between health networks and better access to personal health data via apps. 🔸 Qualified Health Information Networks (QHINs): Seven designated QHINs can adopt and implement this new version. 🔸 Terms of Participation: Participants and Subparticipants must comply with specific requirements to join TEFCA. 🔸 Big Step Forward: CA v2.0 brings us closer to seamless nationwide health data exchange. 🚀 Why It Matters: This release enhances healthcare connectivity, making it easier for everyone to access and share vital health information. 🌟 Read more in this press release from ONC! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eZPczt8e

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Quality improvement isn't easy, especially when it comes to critically important programs like Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance. Here are three steps to spur action and impact.

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IHACPA’s updated National Benchmarking Portal is now available. The latest release includes an additional year of hospital data (2021-22) and includes an updated Cost per National Weighted Activity Unit (NWAU) dashboard, Hospital Acquired Complications (HAC) dashboard, and the Avoidable Hospital Readmissions (AHR) dashboard. For assistance interpreting the data, accessing relevant data sets and instructions on how to use the portal, download a range of helpful resources on our website. https://ow.ly/8cJj50UqnmW

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HHS finalizes 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategy The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy within the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has published its final 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategy, which seeks to enhance care delivery and experiences for patients, caregivers, healthcare providers, public health professionals and others in the healthcare continuum. By focusing on person-centered, inclusive design as the first of its federal health information technology principles, ASTP says the plan seeks to "strengthen individual's ability to securely access and use their own health information to take greater control over their own health."  WHY IT MATTERS In accordance with the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, HHS developed the new strategic health IT plan, published September 30, to present federal goals and objectives and detail how federal agencies will regulate, purchase, develop, fund, research and use health IT to improve patient care and health outcomes.  The draft, which ASTP released in March for public comment, followed a comprehensive and collaborative effort with more than 25 federal agencies central to the advancement of health IT, HHS said. Source- https://lnkd.in/g7DiYbzU

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