The government’s EHR incentive program is designed to transform healthcare delivery and dovetails with other healthcare reform initiatives. Population health management, the goal of these initiatives, requires advanced forms of health IT.
How to Manage Population Health Effectively in Accountable Care OrganizationsPhytel
The Affordable Care Act authorized a Medicare shared-savings program for accountable care organizations, and private payers are also contracting with ACOs. To succeed, ACOs must learn how to manage population health effectively.
CFO Strategies for Balancing Fee-for-Service and ValuePhytel
Moving from fee-for-service to value-based care is not easy. However, leading health systems are all following a similar blueprint that enables the move to value-based care.
Download this whitepaper to learn how:
- Bon Secours Richmond - Closed 75,801 gaps in care within 12 months, generating $7 million in revenue for chronic & preventive care, while improving quality.
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center - Decreased HbA1C levels across uncontrolled diabetes by an average of 1.6 points within 120 days.
- Riverside Medical Center - Reduced unnecessary readmissions by 40% by using automation to reach and assess patients post discharge.
- Prevea Health - Increased care management productivity by 150% by automatically identifying high risk patients, and automating patient engagement.
Accountable Care Organizations and The Medicare Shared Savings ProgramPhytel
Population Health Management, Enabled by Information Technology, Will Be Critical To Success. In 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will launch a shared-savings program with accountable care organizations (ACOs). ACOs that meet specified quality goals will be able to split with CMS any savings that surpass a minimum level. The challenge facing ACOs is choosing the right information technologies so they can track the health status of and the care provided to every one of their patients to produce significant savings or meet the quality benchmarks of CMS
How to Manage Population Health Effectively in Accountable Care OrganizationsPhytel
The Affordable Care Act authorized a Medicare shared-savings program for accountable care organizations, and private payers are also contracting with ACOs. To succeed, ACOs must learn how to manage population health effectively.
CFO Strategies for Balancing Fee-for-Service and ValuePhytel
Moving from fee-for-service to value-based care is not easy. However, leading health systems are all following a similar blueprint that enables the move to value-based care.
Download this whitepaper to learn how:
- Bon Secours Richmond - Closed 75,801 gaps in care within 12 months, generating $7 million in revenue for chronic & preventive care, while improving quality.
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center - Decreased HbA1C levels across uncontrolled diabetes by an average of 1.6 points within 120 days.
- Riverside Medical Center - Reduced unnecessary readmissions by 40% by using automation to reach and assess patients post discharge.
- Prevea Health - Increased care management productivity by 150% by automatically identifying high risk patients, and automating patient engagement.
Accountable Care Organizations and The Medicare Shared Savings ProgramPhytel
Population Health Management, Enabled by Information Technology, Will Be Critical To Success. In 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will launch a shared-savings program with accountable care organizations (ACOs). ACOs that meet specified quality goals will be able to split with CMS any savings that surpass a minimum level. The challenge facing ACOs is choosing the right information technologies so they can track the health status of and the care provided to every one of their patients to produce significant savings or meet the quality benchmarks of CMS
Presentation Explores Many Contexts of Community BenefitPYA, P.C.
PYA Principal David McMillan gets to the bottom of the definition of community benefit in “Community Benefit: One Term, Many Contexts,” a presentation given at the 2013 AICPA Healthcare Industry Conference.
Online Conference Takes “Deep Dive” into Affordable Care ActPYA, P.C.
PYA’s Martie Ross, Principal, joined three other panelists in a full-day, online conference sponsored by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to offer an in-depth look at healthcare reform under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Meaningful Use and the Path to Population Health and Quality in a Transformin...Phytel
The over arching goal of the meaningful use requirements of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is to facilitate the transition to real quality improvement and population health management. Most physician practices will need supplemental information technology that automates the basic tasks of identifying, contacting, and tracking patients who need preventive and chronic care services, coupled with reports that care teams can use for quality improvement and reporting.
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation released a Request for Information (RFI) in late 2013 entitled the “Evolution of ACO Initiatives at CMS.” These are the first of two batches of responses received by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to the RFI.
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Tips to jumpstart your telemedicine program for addictionVSee
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PYA Principal J. Michael Keegan, MD, recently presented “Pacing Volume-to-Value Transition” and “The ROI of Avoiding Antibiotic Overuse” at the AlaHA Annual Meeting, June 8-11, 2016. The presentation focused on the importance of antibiotic stewardship programs (ASP) for population health. The presentation explained:
Why the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is proposing a requirement that hospitals implement ASPs to stem the rise of resistant bacteria.
Why PYA is invested in offering hospitals a proven program for improving patient safety while saving costs.
What constitutes a successful ASP.
Review the shortage of medical professionals and the increasing need for advanced practitioners to serve in primary care roles
Identify the current barriers that prevent CNP from practicing to the full extent of their education, scope and training
Outline concrete ways in which these barriers can be effectively removed so as to improve autonomy for CNP’s and quality of care for patients.
Chronic Care Management in Post-Acute/LTC SettingPYA, P.C.
PYA Principal Denise Hall and PYA Manager Lori Baker presented an educational session, “Chronic Care Management in Post-Acute/LTC Setting” to members of The Vision Group during The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s (AMDA) Annual Conference.
Big Data: Implications of Data Mining for Employed Physician Compliance Manag...PYA, P.C.
PYA Consulting Manager Kristen Lilly presented “Big Data: Implications of Data Mining for Employed Physician Compliance Management” during a webinar for the Georgia chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (Georgia HFMA), March 31, 2016.
The presentation explored:
Public relations and litigation risk from the public dissemination of data by the government.
Internal use of broad spectrum analytics in employed physician compliance management.
Determination of risk tolerance and the customization of “outside the box” analytics.
Benchmarking, monitoring, and defining physician-focused risk area reviews.
Building Clinical Integration as a Foundation to Become a Successful ACOPhytel
More and more healthcare organizations are recognizing that clinical integration of providers is a prerequisite to care coordination, population health management, and accountable care organizations. They also know that patient centered medical homes—the building blocks of ACOs—can thrive only in patient-centered medical neighborhoods where specialists collaborate with primary care physicians. For this cooperation to be truly effective, all of these providers must be clinically integrated. This paper explains the components of clinical integration and summarizes the kinds of information technology required for its implementation. Case studies of organizations that are building the necessary infrastructure are also included.
Presentation Explores Many Contexts of Community BenefitPYA, P.C.
PYA Principal David McMillan gets to the bottom of the definition of community benefit in “Community Benefit: One Term, Many Contexts,” a presentation given at the 2013 AICPA Healthcare Industry Conference.
Online Conference Takes “Deep Dive” into Affordable Care ActPYA, P.C.
PYA’s Martie Ross, Principal, joined three other panelists in a full-day, online conference sponsored by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to offer an in-depth look at healthcare reform under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Meaningful Use and the Path to Population Health and Quality in a Transformin...Phytel
The over arching goal of the meaningful use requirements of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is to facilitate the transition to real quality improvement and population health management. Most physician practices will need supplemental information technology that automates the basic tasks of identifying, contacting, and tracking patients who need preventive and chronic care services, coupled with reports that care teams can use for quality improvement and reporting.
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation released a Request for Information (RFI) in late 2013 entitled the “Evolution of ACO Initiatives at CMS.” These are the first of two batches of responses received by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to the RFI.
- - -
CMS Innovation Center
http://innovation.cms.gov
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Tips to jumpstart your telemedicine program for addictionVSee
To carry on the discussion in real life, join us at Telehealth and Secrets to Success Conference, Sept 20-22, Silicon Valley:
https://goo.gl/95zHZG
For more information of the webinar such as recording and transcript, please visit:
https://vsee.com/blog/tips-jumpstart-telemedicine-program-addiction/
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PYA Principal J. Michael Keegan, MD, recently presented “Pacing Volume-to-Value Transition” and “The ROI of Avoiding Antibiotic Overuse” at the AlaHA Annual Meeting, June 8-11, 2016. The presentation focused on the importance of antibiotic stewardship programs (ASP) for population health. The presentation explained:
Why the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is proposing a requirement that hospitals implement ASPs to stem the rise of resistant bacteria.
Why PYA is invested in offering hospitals a proven program for improving patient safety while saving costs.
What constitutes a successful ASP.
Review the shortage of medical professionals and the increasing need for advanced practitioners to serve in primary care roles
Identify the current barriers that prevent CNP from practicing to the full extent of their education, scope and training
Outline concrete ways in which these barriers can be effectively removed so as to improve autonomy for CNP’s and quality of care for patients.
Chronic Care Management in Post-Acute/LTC SettingPYA, P.C.
PYA Principal Denise Hall and PYA Manager Lori Baker presented an educational session, “Chronic Care Management in Post-Acute/LTC Setting” to members of The Vision Group during The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s (AMDA) Annual Conference.
Big Data: Implications of Data Mining for Employed Physician Compliance Manag...PYA, P.C.
PYA Consulting Manager Kristen Lilly presented “Big Data: Implications of Data Mining for Employed Physician Compliance Management” during a webinar for the Georgia chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (Georgia HFMA), March 31, 2016.
The presentation explored:
Public relations and litigation risk from the public dissemination of data by the government.
Internal use of broad spectrum analytics in employed physician compliance management.
Determination of risk tolerance and the customization of “outside the box” analytics.
Benchmarking, monitoring, and defining physician-focused risk area reviews.
Building Clinical Integration as a Foundation to Become a Successful ACOPhytel
More and more healthcare organizations are recognizing that clinical integration of providers is a prerequisite to care coordination, population health management, and accountable care organizations. They also know that patient centered medical homes—the building blocks of ACOs—can thrive only in patient-centered medical neighborhoods where specialists collaborate with primary care physicians. For this cooperation to be truly effective, all of these providers must be clinically integrated. This paper explains the components of clinical integration and summarizes the kinds of information technology required for its implementation. Case studies of organizations that are building the necessary infrastructure are also included.
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12 Introduction to Health Information Privacy and Security
FIGURE 1.7.
Service areas accredited by the National Committee for
Quality Assurance (NCOA)
Accountable care organizations
Health plan accreditation
Wellness and health promotion
Managed behavioral healthcare organizations
New health plans
Disease management
Source: NCQA 2012
more than 30 states exempt NCQA-accredited organizations from state audit requirements
(NCQA 2012). The Healthcare Effectiveness and Data Information Set (HEDIS) is a
tool offered by NCQA that measures the quality of health plans. Health plan purchasers-
which are mostly employers-and consumers use it to compare health plan performances
(Gregg Fahrenholz 2012). The service areas that NCQA accredits are listed in figure 1.7.
ONC-Authorized EHR Certification Bodies
The adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) among healthcare providers has been a
continuous process. As this section will discuss, the federal government has propelled this
process forward by creating guidelines and financial incentives for EHR adoption.
EHR Adoption and Meaningful Use
For several years the federal government has promoted the adoption of health information
technology, specifically the EHR, by healthcare providers. The Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), an agency within HHS, was
formed in 2004 via presidential executive order to guide this initiative. The agency was
later codified ( established by statute) via ARRA. However, adopting an EHR has been
daunting for many providers. The significant cost of adopting an EHR has been the
greatest concern. There are also logistical concerns associated with implementing both
a new product and a new workflow. Finally, many providers with little knowledge of
technology have been overwhelmed with the prospect of selecting one EHR vendor from
dozens of options. How do they discern good products from bad products, and reputable
vendors from vendors that are not trustworthy or not likely to remain in business to
provide technical supports and upgrades?
One of the most important steps a provider can take is to select an electronic health record
that has been certified by an ONC-authorized technology review body. These ONC designees,
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology-Authorized
Testing and Certification Bodies ( ONC-ATCBs) and Office of the National Coordinator
for Health Information Technology-Authorized Certification Bodies (ONC-ACBs), test
EHR systems to make sure they comply with HHS standards and certification criteria. If they
do, the EHR systems are certified. By purchasing a certified product, a provider is ensured
that the EHR meets key standards and is capable of performing the required functions (ONC
2012). The ONC-ATCB program will sunset when the permanent ONC-ACB certification
program is in place. This was to occur no earlier than January 1, 2012, and it has been ...
Part ONE-1 page AMA format-due 917 by 1000 pm EST Evaluate m.docxdanhaley45372
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Evaluate meaningful use regulations for recovery audit contractors (RACs) and electronic health records (EHRs), as well as the impact on either case management or performance incentives. What is the purpose of these regulations? How effective are they in meeting the purpose? Support your answer with course resources-attached
Part TWO
In response to your peer-provided below, agree or disagree with their assessments of the effectiveness of RAC and EHR meaningful use regulations. Be sure to justify your answer.
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MEANINGFUL USE REGULATIONS FOR RECOVERY AUDIT CONTRACTORS & ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
IMPACT ON CASE MANAGEMENT OR PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES.
In 2015 the Board of Registration in Medicine introduced a set of regulations requiring physicians to demonstrate proficiency in the use of electronic medical records, as well as the skills to achieve the federal Meaningful Use standard. Under the regulations, physicians are considered to have demonstrated proficiency if they meet any one of the following conditions:
· Participating in the Meaningful Use program as an Eligible Professional
· Having a relationship with a hospital that has been certified as a Meaningful Use participant. This relationship would be satisfied by any oneof the following conditions:
. Employed by the hospital
. Credentialed by the hospital to provide patient care
. Having a “contractual agreement” with the hospital
· Completing at least three hours of accredited CME program on electronic health records. Such a program must, at a minimum, discuss the core and menu set objectives, as well as the clinical quality measures for Meaningful Use.1
The Recovery Audit Contractor, or RAC, program was created through the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) to identify and recover improper Medicare payments paid to health care providers under fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare plans. The United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is required by law to make the program permanent for all states by January 1, 2010, under section 302 of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006.2 The main goals for RAC include:
• Minimize Provider Burden
• Ensure Accuracy
• Maximize Transparency
RACs are authorized to investigate claims submitted by all physicians, providers, facilities, and suppliers—essentially, everyone who provides Medicare beneficiaries in the fee for service program with procedures, services, and treatments and submits claims to Medicare (and/or their fiscal intermediaries (FI), regional home health intermediaries (RHHI), Part A and Part B Medicare administrative contractors (A/B/MACs), durable medical equipment Medicare administrative contractors (DME MACs), and/or carriers.2
Benefits of Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
Providers who use EHRs report tangible improvements in their ability to make better decisions with more compreh.
Wondering about the meaning of Meaningful use? Pulse offers a brief overview of the forthcoming Meaningful Use requirements and what you need to do as a physician to be eligible to receive ARRA Stimulus money when it becomes available.
Wondering about the meaning of Meaningful use? Pulse offers a brief overview of the forthcoming Meaningful Use requirements and what you need to do as a physician to be eligible to receive ARRA Stimulus money when it becomes available.
Wondering about the meaning of Meaningful use? Pulse offers a brief overview of the forthcoming Meaningful Use requirements and what you need to do as a physician to be eligible to receive ARRA Stimulus money when it becomes available.
The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs offer financial incentives for the
“meaningful use” of certified EHR technology to improve patient care. Read More.. www.curemd.com
Slides presented at the July 13, 2010 press conference announcing the final rules for Meaningful Use. These rules define what qualifies for stimulus incentive payments under the ARRA/HITECH legislation.
Making the shift to value-based care is not easy. However, a growing number of healthcare organizations are finding success leveraging Lean process improvement and health IT to reduce waste, lower costs, and improve quality.
In fact, leading health systems like Bon Secours, Prevea Health, and North Mississippi Medical Center are using these principles to improve care management processes and achieve better patient outcomes.
We have assembled these strategies into a new whitepaper. You will learn:
- How key concepts of Lean thinking can be applied to healthcare
- Why high-performing practices are using Lean to enable care team members to provide better care
- The financial advantages of a team-based, population health management approach in a value-based reimbursement system
Population Health Management: Where are YOU?Phytel
This presentation explains how population health is fundamental to value-based delivery models, including key principles and definitions of PHM, as well as how to assess your organization’s “population health readiness.”
Population Health Approach for Diabetic Patients with Poor A1c ControlPhytel
New clinical research from The American Journal of Managed Care is available on the benefits of a population health approach for diabetes care. The peer-reviewed findings underline the importance of proactive health management for all patients, not just those with already high A1c levels.
Scaling the PCMH Delivery Model with AutomationPhytel
The patient-centered medical home continues to make progress. Much remains to be learned about the most effective techniques for building and maintaining a PCMH. But three conclusions can already be drawn from the pilots that have already been done:
1) Successful medical homes will have to perform population health management;
2) They will need a variety of health IT tools to do that and to coordinate care effectively; and
3) They will have to gain the cooperation of the other providers in their medical neighborhoods.
Major changes in practice workflow and work roles must accompany the proper use of information technology. In the end, practices must be completely reengineered to provide effective, patient-centered medical homes—and the environment in which they operate must also change to permit seamless care coordination. But all of this change can be less painful and lead to more productive results if practices use the right combination of technologies to scale population health management.
The patient-centered medical home (PCMH), an approach designed to rebuild primary care and improve care coordination, has become a major focus of healthcare reform. Thousands of physicians are already participating in medical home pilot projects across the country. Now is the time for practices to investigate the information technology tools that will help them medical home certification requirements.
New Technologies Are Required To Automate Expanded Physician Workflow. To create a sustainable healthcare system that provides affordable, high-quality healthcare to all, we will have to adopt a population health management (PHM) approach. While the transition to PHM will be difficult for providers and patients alike, the change could be facilitated and accelerated through the use of health information technology, self management tools, and automated reminders that are persistent in changing behaviors.
Provider Based Patient Engagement - An Essential Strategy for Population HealthPhytel
As the healthcare industry starts to re-engineer care delivery to accommodate new reimbursement models, providers on the front lines of change recognize the need for population health management and for increasing patients’ engagement in their own care. These two approaches are inextricably bound together, because it is impossible to manage the health of a population without getting patients more involved in self-management and the modification of their own risk factors. This paper discusses the fundamentals of patient engagement and shows how automation tools and web-based care management can facilitate this key process.
Automated Post-Discharge Care: An Essential Tool to Reduce ReadmissionsPhytel
Readmissions are a major problem in U.S. healthcare. Nearly one in five Medicare patients that are discharged from the hospital returns there within 30 days, and between 50 percent and 75 percent of those readmissions are considered preventable. Medicare pays about $17 billion annually for 2.5 million rehospitalizations of its beneficiaries and other payers spend roughly the same amount every year for all readmissions of non-Medicare patients.
Medical Technology Tackles New Health Care Demand - Research Report - March 2...pchutichetpong
M Capital Group (“MCG”) predicts that with, against, despite, and even without the global pandemic, the medical technology (MedTech) industry shows signs of continuous healthy growth, driven by smaller, faster, and cheaper devices, growing demand for home-based applications, technological innovation, strategic acquisitions, investments, and SPAC listings. MCG predicts that this should reflects itself in annual growth of over 6%, well beyond 2028.
According to Chris Mouchabhani, Managing Partner at M Capital Group, “Despite all economic scenarios that one may consider, beyond overall economic shocks, medical technology should remain one of the most promising and robust sectors over the short to medium term and well beyond 2028.”
There is a movement towards home-based care for the elderly, next generation scanning and MRI devices, wearable technology, artificial intelligence incorporation, and online connectivity. Experts also see a focus on predictive, preventive, personalized, participatory, and precision medicine, with rising levels of integration of home care and technological innovation.
The average cost of treatment has been rising across the board, creating additional financial burdens to governments, healthcare providers and insurance companies. According to MCG, cost-per-inpatient-stay in the United States alone rose on average annually by over 13% between 2014 to 2021, leading MedTech to focus research efforts on optimized medical equipment at lower price points, whilst emphasizing portability and ease of use. Namely, 46% of the 1,008 medical technology companies in the 2021 MedTech Innovator (“MTI”) database are focusing on prevention, wellness, detection, or diagnosis, signaling a clear push for preventive care to also tackle costs.
In addition, there has also been a lasting impact on consumer and medical demand for home care, supported by the pandemic. Lockdowns, closure of care facilities, and healthcare systems subjected to capacity pressure, accelerated demand away from traditional inpatient care. Now, outpatient care solutions are driving industry production, with nearly 70% of recent diagnostics start-up companies producing products in areas such as ambulatory clinics, at-home care, and self-administered diagnostics.
The dimensions of healthcare quality refer to various attributes or aspects that define the standard of healthcare services. These dimensions are used to evaluate, measure, and improve the quality of care provided to patients. A comprehensive understanding of these dimensions ensures that healthcare systems can address various aspects of patient care effectively and holistically. Dimensions of Healthcare Quality and Performance of care include the following; Appropriateness, Availability, Competence, Continuity, Effectiveness, Efficiency, Efficacy, Prevention, Respect and Care, Safety as well as Timeliness.
Navigating Challenges: Mental Health, Legislation, and the Prison System in B...Guillermo Rivera
This conference will delve into the intricate intersections between mental health, legal frameworks, and the prison system in Bolivia. It aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current challenges faced by mental health professionals working within the legislative and correctional landscapes. Topics of discussion will include the prevalence and impact of mental health issues among the incarcerated population, the effectiveness of existing mental health policies and legislation, and potential reforms to enhance the mental health support system within prisons.
R3 Stem Cells and Kidney Repair A New Horizon in Nephrology.pptxR3 Stem Cell
R3 Stem Cells and Kidney Repair: A New Horizon in Nephrology" explores groundbreaking advancements in the use of R3 stem cells for kidney disease treatment. This insightful piece delves into the potential of these cells to regenerate damaged kidney tissue, offering new hope for patients and reshaping the future of nephrology.
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Antibiotic Stewardship by Anushri Srivastava.pptxAnushriSrivastav
Stewardship is the act of taking good care of something.
Antimicrobial stewardship is a coordinated program that promotes the appropriate use of antimicrobials (including antibiotics), improves patient outcomes, reduces microbial resistance, and decreases the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms.
WHO launched the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) in 2015 to fill knowledge gaps and inform strategies at all levels.
ACCORDING TO apic.org,
Antimicrobial stewardship is a coordinated program that promotes the appropriate use of antimicrobials (including antibiotics), improves patient outcomes, reduces microbial resistance, and decreases the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms.
ACCORDING TO pewtrusts.org,
Antibiotic stewardship refers to efforts in doctors’ offices, hospitals, long term care facilities, and other health care settings to ensure that antibiotics are used only when necessary and appropriate
According to WHO,
Antimicrobial stewardship is a systematic approach to educate and support health care professionals to follow evidence-based guidelines for prescribing and administering antimicrobials
In 1996, John McGowan and Dale Gerding first applied the term antimicrobial stewardship, where they suggested a causal association between antimicrobial agent use and resistance. They also focused on the urgency of large-scale controlled trials of antimicrobial-use regulation employing sophisticated epidemiologic methods, molecular typing, and precise resistance mechanism analysis.
Antimicrobial Stewardship(AMS) refers to the optimal selection, dosing, and duration of antimicrobial treatment resulting in the best clinical outcome with minimal side effects to the patients and minimal impact on subsequent resistance.
According to the 2019 report, in the US, more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur each year, and more than 35000 people die. In addition to this, it also mentioned that 223,900 cases of Clostridoides difficile occurred in 2017, of which 12800 people died. The report did not include viruses or parasites
VISION
Being proactive
Supporting optimal animal and human health
Exploring ways to reduce overall use of antimicrobials
Using the drugs that prevent and treat disease by killing microscopic organisms in a responsible way
GOAL
to prevent the generation and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Doing so will preserve the effectiveness of these drugs in animals and humans for years to come.
being to preserve human and animal health and the effectiveness of antimicrobial medications.
to implement a multidisciplinary approach in assembling a stewardship team to include an infectious disease physician, a clinical pharmacist with infectious diseases training, infection preventionist, and a close collaboration with the staff in the clinical microbiology laboratory
to prevent antimicrobial overuse, misuse and abuse.
to minimize the developme
India Clinical Trials Market: Industry Size and Growth Trends [2030] Analyzed...Kumar Satyam
According to TechSci Research report, "India Clinical Trials Market- By Region, Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2030F," the India Clinical Trials Market was valued at USD 2.05 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.64% through 2030. The market is driven by a variety of factors, making India an attractive destination for pharmaceutical companies and researchers. India's vast and diverse patient population, cost-effective operational environment, and a large pool of skilled medical professionals contribute significantly to the market's growth. Additionally, increasing government support in streamlining regulations and the growing prevalence of lifestyle diseases further propel the clinical trials market.
Growing Prevalence of Lifestyle Diseases
The rising incidence of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer is a major trend driving the clinical trials market in India. These conditions necessitate the development and testing of new treatment methods, creating a robust demand for clinical trials. The increasing burden of these diseases highlights the need for innovative therapies and underscores the importance of India as a key player in global clinical research.
Leading the Way in Nephrology: Dr. David Greene's Work with Stem Cells for Ki...Dr. David Greene Arizona
As we watch Dr. Greene's continued efforts and research in Arizona, it's clear that stem cell therapy holds a promising key to unlocking new doors in the treatment of kidney disease. With each study and trial, we step closer to a world where kidney disease is no longer a life sentence but a treatable condition, thanks to pioneers like Dr. David Greene.
One of the most developed cities of India, the city of Chennai is the capital of Tamilnadu and many people from different parts of India come here to earn their bread and butter. Being a metropolitan, the city is filled with towering building and beaches but the sad part as with almost every Indian city