CrossPurpose’s Post

How can organizations quantify the impact of the train-the-trainers model? A pioneering new study from a health-care nonprofit offers a template. Natalie Meyers, MPH and Anna Santos of ReSurge International, a global health nonprofit, share how their organization developed a first-of-its-kind model to measure the influence of surgical training on the number of surgeries performed across two generations of its trainees. Their message to funders: “Measuring the impact of this work is more complex than merely counting the number of beneficiaries, as true impact lies in the depth of the training provided. It’s important to understand that building capacity through a train-the-trainers model is a generational effort, essential for closing the significant gaps in services and strengthening systems.” #impact #measurement #globalhealth

Friends in #internationaldevelopment and #socialchange work—check out this article I wrote with Natalie Meyers, MPH for Stanford Social Innovation Review

It may just be 🤷🏻♀️ but I’d rather $52.5 Million 💰go to healthcare research to solve cancer instead of a #classaction #privacy #settlement over the non-profit clinic’s disclosure of who signed up to a monthly health newsletter. Be that as it may, it’s a stark reminder that whether your organization is a non-profit, PBC, or for-profit, it would be wise to review partnerships that involve data sharing, especially on any health centered topic, including if it’s on the informational side of the spectrum. https://lnkd.in/eUD2WgMs

This is a beautiful example of #regenerativeleadership.

I wonder what has created this response from #nurses? I know. It is about patients. For nurses-- it is always about the #patient. When nurses from the nation's largest healthcare system, one that is pioneering the application of #AI in healthcare, are concerned about patient safety--- we should take notice. Nurses are the frontlines of patient care and if they are raising concerns about AI and patient safety-- it is real. They are raising concerns about patient-chatbot interactions that could (or are) direct a patient to a pharmacist instead of an MD or ED is it misinterprets the communicated symptoms of a heart attack as cold symptoms. Nurses claim that AI is making their jobs harder, not easier or more effective. They provide examples in a hospital that uses AI to track a patient's bio signs that alert nurses when there is a suspected problem with the patient--- there are many false alarms that nurses are now responding to. This is quite common in healthcare technology adoption. Technology development often does not include the end user (in this case nurses). Technology is implemented and has unintended consequences (false alarms). Technology adaptation is delayed or does not occur (nurses are stuck with the increased false alarms for years). I believe effective, safe, ethical and unbiased application of #AI in #healthcare is becoming a possibility. But patient care, patient outcomes, and staff task and experience improvements need to be foundational as this technology is applied in healthcare. When I look and walk around hospitals and clinics, I often see nurses performing non-nursing tasks. Nurses are healthCARE. 👨⚕️ 👩⚕️ They can't be replaced by AI. But if used wisely, AI can augment a nurses role and abilities in a manner to allow them to have more time with patients. That should be the goal. Some approaches that could be tested and adopted to improve a nurses' role: Voice-to-Text Documentation, Automated Data Entry, Intelligent Summarization Tools, Predictive Text and Smart Templates, Integrated Clinical Decision Support, Mobile Health Applications.. I think KP needs to listen to their nurses concerns-- learn-- adapt--test/study ---improve. Use non-financial centered and driven metrics. #UsingWhatWeHaveBetter https://lnkd.in/gwQ2nBDC

questions for council meeting FromCathryn Watters, RN [email protected] [email protected] DateToday 22:35 Message 1 of 10234  <  > Dear Mathew Please put the following questions forward: The statements published by the NMC in response to the Culture Review don’t follow the reflective framework that would be expected of a nurse, midwife or nursing associate if serious concerns had been raised about their practise. To reassure the public and the professionals on the NMC register that there isn’t a high risk of repetition, can David Warren, Helen Herniman, Lesley Maslen and Alice Hilkin all answer before Council today: 1. Why did they fail to implement the recommendations from previous reviews? 2. Why should they be believed that it will be different this time? Also - why was the meeting changed from in person to online - surely with recent events it should have remained in person? Best wishes -- Cathryn Watters Founder & Director NMCWatch: registrant care CIC www.nmcwatch.org.uk @_nmcwatch Company number: 12383189

There is no doubting that we're in the infant stages of seeing what A.I. can do for us in healthcare. And we at Hucu.AI are huge advocates for its future... in the right places. We see a future where A.I. is a complement to what we as humans can do, not a replacement for that. Even if the technology reaches a point where it can mimic empathy, compassion, and general 'connectedness,' wouldn't the we all be better if it simply gave us the time and conditions to express more of that human-ness? We at Hucu.AI are focused on one thing; making the typically inefficient, friction-filled, and error-prone effort to communicate within healthcare efficient, frictionless, and accurate. By doing that we free nurses, nurse-practitioners, physicians, and all other allied health professionals involved in each unique patient's care to get back to caring for patients; to be human. We are confident A.I. will continue to proliferate healthcare. But we also believe its power is to allow us to have more time to connect and experience the intangible feeling that comes from sharing laughter, fear, and sadness, and do it with and for more patients. That's healthCARE. https://lnkd.in/dzQZxxA2 #postacutecare #HIT #skillednursing #physicians

Some days you need to read something uplifting. Here is a wonderful article about the gift of giving and the Lion and the mouse. #giving #givingback #givingbacktothecommunity #community #doinggood #doingmoneydifferently https://lnkd.in/gSN7SbXn

Talk about making an impact. In estate planning, most people leave their things to their children and family. It's only natural to want to keep your estate in the bloodline. But not everyone subscribes to that philosophy. Some know that there is no greater joy in life than giving back to a charitable cause. Whatever your philosophy may be, remember that with an estate plan you have the ability to enact meaningful change in the world. Don't waste that opportunity by not planning. https://lnkd.in/gzWPGfGA

It's great to see significant financial donations designed to increase access to medical schools. Financial barriers to medical education are certainly obstacles for many. However, physician training is a long haul that requires academic success, getting a match for post-graduate residency, and for some, specialty training in fellowships. A comprehensive approach is required to successfully diversify healthcare professions. It's important to address all the milestones along the journey to gain favorable returns on financial investments. Increased diversity is needed across the full spectrum of healthcare professions including nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists, PAs, and healthcare executives. We know it will take more than money for these efforts to be successful. It takes a village, so let's all do our part.