Clinical staff working in ambulatory care settings have a new resource to improve the quality and safety of care transitions, especially for patients with chronic conditions. The Safe Transitions Toolkit, developed by AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust for the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, provides practical and evidence-based tools to help clinical staff work more effectively with patients for new and follow-up appointments. Resources for patients and caregivers provide added insight about health conditions and how to work with their medical team.

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The AHA Aug. 11 released a new resource guide designed to address a critical gap by helping leaders understand and quantify the economic burden of…
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Two individuals have died in Michigan in connection to the current multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services…
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The AHA’s Living Learning Network, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, July 22 released “Rural Sepsis Care in Action: Real-…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention July 14 released an advisory on the growing cyclosporiasis cases across the U.S. The advisory said that the…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 843 cases of cyclosporiasis across 31 states, with 86 people hospitalized. State health departments…
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The Food and Drug Administration has issued an early alert for specific lots of BD ChloraPrep Applicators by Medline because of a potential breach of sterility…