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American Medical Informatics Association recently published a study (Implications of electronic health record downtime: an analysis of patient safety event reports) evaluating safety events during downtime EMR period. Specimen labeling and continuity of patient identifications were identified as common Study highlights the importance of streamlining downtime processes to minimize any safety risks and cyber attacks risks. 

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Using evidence-based practice and DMAIC in tandem creates a powerful tool to guide and implement decisions impacting healthcare value and clinical process. At the Medical University of South Carolina, inter-professional teams use both methodologies to develop tools that assist clinicians in making appropriate practice decisions for the best outcomes.

As healthcare moves to a value based care, the need to integrate how we deliver care in a complex healthcare is important to understand beyond administrators. Health Systems Science was written to support teaching of future physicians in understanding what population health and how social and behavioral determinants can impact outcomes of patient groups. Detailed content of book and medical schools utilizing as part of their curriculum can be found here.