Celebrating National Patient Access Week

Established in 1982, Patient Access Week is a celebration of the people in the Patient Access profession. April 5 marks the anniversary of the founding of the National Association of Healthcare Access Management (NAHAM), the only national professional organization dedicated to promoting excellence within the field. In the face of our quickly changing healthcare environment,Continue reading

The Importance of Patient Safety: What You Need to Know

PLEASE NOTE: Information for article is supplied by Jean Seiler, clinical quality coordinator/patient safety officer, Performance Measurement and Improvement, from the IHI Calls to Action series, Implementing the Quality Chasm Report.  The Institute of Medicine’s 2001 report, Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, describes the immense divide between what is knownContinue reading

Auxiliary Vendor Sales Set for April, 2018

Be on the lookout for the following special shopping opportunities, brought to you by the hardworking volunteers of UM SRH hospital auxiliaries: DORCHESTER: Pretty Pickins Jewelry – Tuesday, April 3, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., main entrance/lobby, UM Shore Medical Center at Dorchester. EASTON: Electronics – Thursday, April 12, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., HealthContinue reading