Jo Ann Endo

Health Care Improvement * End-of-Life Care * Current Events * Opinions are my own

[Marianne McPherson @mariannephd]

Important clarification from @peteratmsr to #IHIForum crowd: Large language models are ...
-NOT computers. They don't do rote memorization
-more like tireless, if faulty, interns
@TheIHI

[Jo Ann Endo @Jayendo]

.@TheIHI President and CEO @KedarMate during his #IHIForum keynote: “Understanding what matters to you - your purpose - is vital to you, to your patients, and to your systems.” He listed what we need to (re)connect with what we care about most. #purpose #joyinwork

[Jo Ann Endo @Jayendo]

Hear more from @NoamLevey on @TheIHI Turn on the Lights Podcast episode "Journalism and Health Care: A Relationship Worth Talking About" https://t.co/VITHTuS4JB

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

Congratulations @NoamLevey, @annawerner and our colleagues and partners at KFF Health News, @NPR and @CBSNews.

#DiagnosisDebt wins @LoebAwards

[Daniel Pink @DanielPink]

One good chat, one great day. 🌟

Research from @UnivOfKansas reveals that just one quality conversation with a friend --- something beyond small talk and pleasantries -- can demonstrably boost your daily well-being.

Link: https://t.co/gOhcsKjaQF

[Kedar Mate, MD @KedarMate]

#Pharma, #research, and #biotech orgs wanting to make a meaningful impact on #HealthEquity and #RacialJustice:
Join the @RisetoHealth Coalition's upcoming Fireside Chats -- where knowledge, tools, & resources will be shared! Email Lindsay Logan Allen at [email protected] for info.

[Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) @TheIHI]

.@derekfeeleyQI shares his 5 simple rules for curious health care leaders. https://t.co/9wkQrfb8ce

[Elisabeth Rosenthal @RosenthalHealth]

So well deserved! #DiagnosisDebt wins ⁦@LoebAwards⁩ @NoamLevey⁩ ⁦@KFFHealthNews⁩ ⁦@annawerner⁩ @cbs. @NPR May the 100 mill Americans suffering medical debt be cured of the this disease.

[Therapeutics Initiative (TI) @Drug_Evidence]

Podcast: Dr. Vikas Saini on why more healthcare isn’t always better: https://t.co/E4TdfkKQNA

#prescribing #deprescribing #ptsafety via @lowninstitute

[Lown Institute @lowninstitute]

"If we could eliminate [medical overuse], we would be freeing up serious dollars, serious staffing, and serious resources." In case you missed it, Lown President Dr. Vikas Saini was featured on the Turn on the Lights podcast. Listen here: https://t.co/OP6DvhUIel

[Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) @TheIHI]

Join us as we talk with Berneta Haynes, Staff Attorney with the National Consumer Law Center, about what medical debt is, who is affected by it, and why it’s a massive issue in the United States. Listen on your favorite podcast platform: https://t.co/dgzBeq95DT

[Governor JB Pritzker @GovPritzker]

Today, Illinois takes a monumental step toward preventing and ending homelessness in our state.

To reach functional zero, Home Illinois takes a whole-of-government and holistic approach to finding real solutions. Here's to a future where everyone has a safe place to live.

[Rise to Health Coalition @RisetoHealth]

Health equity cannot be achieved alone. As @AmerMedicalAssn Chief Health Equity Officer and Senior Vice President, @DrAlethaMaybank, MD, MPH put it - we need to be collective.

Become a committed member of our national coalition at https://t.co/wT2OGPFfCj, #werisetohealth

[Rise to Health Coalition @RisetoHealth]

Ready to take action for health equity?

@RisetoHealth provides key actions and resources like toolkits, guides, webinars, and online educational modules. These resources create a pathway for change and long term impact.

Check them out at https://t.co/wT2OGPFfCj, #werisetohealth

[AMA @AmerMedicalAssn]

In his first remarks after assuming the highest office in organized medicine, #OurAMA's newly inaugurated President @DoctorJesseMD drew from personal experience to speak to the inequities that plague the American health care system. https://t.co/LngvcxPbti

[Wendy @wjtoyama]

Joining the @AmerMedicalAssn Health Equity Forum. Love hearing about the @RisetoHealth Coalition and seeing so many allies in the room! Thank You to AMA, @CMSSmed, @RaceForward and all coalition members

#HealthEquity #DEI

[Jo Ann Endo @Jayendo]

Expanding on the "10 Teams Challenge" from @donberwick, "To change health in America, every profitable health care system must devote real money—we suggest at least 2% of their annual budgets—to addressing a wide range of social drivers." @TheIHI @HarvardChanDean

[TIME @TIME]

From @donberwick and @HarvardChanDean: American health care is broken. And American health care systems must transform radically to lead the repair https://t.co/mYI5LmgGkq

[Jo Ann Endo @Jayendo]

The Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety offers a helpful guide for your organization's #PtSafety journey https://t.co/trtbBX7N4L #IHICongress

[The Conversation Project @convoproject]

This Mother’s Day, think about sharing what’s important to you, in your life and in your health with those who matter most to you, those who may need to make decisions on your behalf if you are unable to do so.

Read 15 Moving Stories for Mother’s Day: https://t.co/ozJ6Wury0x

[Ariadne Labs @AriadneLabs]

This year, the #BlackMaternalHealthWeek theme is autonomy and joy.

#TeamBirth centers patients and their support people, such as doulas, during birth. By ensuring they have a voice in their care, TeamBirth can help patients exercise autonomy restore joy in the birth experience.

[Hospice of the Chesapeake @HospChesapeake]

What are you doing April 16? It's #NationalHealthcareDecisionsDay, an excellent time to have "that conversation." Put your wishes in writing. This article is a good place to start. @convoproject @NHDD #NHDD2023 #NHDD #endoflife #endoflifeplanning https://t.co/TsapwWkpTg