EthAssist

EthAssist® has a solution if there is a need to complete CME licenture requirments.
Now available are a number of courses that address Professionalizm and Communication skills needed for patient centered healthcare. The CME’s are awarded by Edward Via College of Ostopaithic Mediciien (VCOM) and are accredited by both American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). For more detailed information use the following link

PRACTITIONER Professionalism and communication — The Institute of Consultative Bioethics PRACTITIONER PROFESSIONALISM AND COMMUNICATION

How effective is EthAssist®? Hear it directly from a recent student:

“I took my board exam yesterday, and there was a significant focus on medical ethics! Questions like the principle of double effect and tort law were tested—and thanks to the EthAssist® course, those concepts were fresh in my mind. I’m confident I performed well on the ethics questions because of this course. Thank you!”

From foundational bioethics and patient rights laws to human factors in care, interprofessional collaboration, and CME-accredited content—EthAssist® delivers customized, self-directed learning to meet the needs of any medical education program or hospital system.

🔹 Enhance your team’s ethics knowledge.
🔹 Elevate patient care.
🔹 Empower better decision-making.

The Institute of Consultative Bioethics The Institute of Consultative Bioethics is a comprehensive provider of on-demand ethics education for hospitals, residency programs, long term care facilities and more.

Eight new CME's focusing on professionalism and communications in the healthcare setting are available. Use the following link for more information:

https://www.icbioethics.com/professionalism-and-communication

Question:
Is EthAssist® accredited for CME credits?
Answer:
Yes, EthAssist® selected content is eligible for CME credit through partnerships with accredited institutions such as the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM). We can help you align your ethics program to meet continuing education standards.

Watch for our new set of Professionalism and Communication CME courses
that will launch early this summer.

The Institute of Consultative Bioethics The Institute of Consultative Bioethics is a comprehensive provider of on-demand ethics education for hospitals, residency programs, long term care facilities and more.

EthAssist® attending Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine VCOM National Rural Medicine Conference in Nashville.

NEW RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS THE UNIQUE, IRREPLACEABLE ROLE OF HOSPITALS IN PROVIDING CARE FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.

WASHINGTON – A new analysis by KNG Health Consulting, an independent health economics and policy consulting firm, commissioned by the Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare, confirms hospitals and health systems provide access to around-the-clock emergency and specialty care that other providers typically cannot offer, making them indispensable, crucial access points for care.
“Hospitals serve a unique role in the healthcare delivery system, by providing access to specialized and around-the-clock care not otherwise available,” according to the report. “Consequently, hospitals are essential for meeting the healthcare needs of the rural and urban populations they serve.”
Key Report Findings:
Hospitals are uniquely equipped to treat complex conditions that cannot be treated elsewhere. Among respondents to the AHA Annual Survey, the report found:
• 80% of all U.S. hospitals have an on-campus Emergency Department (ED). “EDs are the main destination for patients requiring immediate, unscheduled care. Hospital EDs provide around-the-clock care to all patients, regardless of ability to pay, and triage patients to ensure that they receive the appropriate level of care.”
• In 2021, 17.6 million Emergency Department (ED) visits resulted in hospitalization, and most of these (55%) occurred after hours or on weekends.
• 45% of hospitals offer a trauma center, with a multi-disciplinary team of surgeons, physicians, and caregivers ready to help patients facing life-threatening injuries such as falls, motor vehicle collisions, or gunshots. More than a third of hospitals with trauma centers — almost 600 nationwide — are highly designated Level I or Level II trauma centers.
• 64% of Medicare fee-for-service patients who visit a hospital with a trauma center receive care directly from the trauma team, underscoring the seriousness of their illness or injury.
• Nearly 1,000 hospitals nationwide offer inpatient psychiatric beds, providing specialized treatment to individuals in mental health crisis.
• Overall, there is limited overlap between the conditions treated at hospital EDs and those commonly treated at urgent care clinics.
Hospitals are crucial access points for underserved and rural patients — standing by to provide care 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
• Hospitals are utilized heavily in rural America, where access to physicians for routine and preventative care is especially limited. Rural patients turned to hospital EDs almost 18 million times in 2021 alone.
• More than 60% of ED visits occur on weekends or after regular business hours, when many other providers are closed.
• In 2021 alone, Americans visited EDs more than 83 million times after hours or on weekends.
Expanding on a previous fact sheet (https://strengthenhealthcare.org/emergency-department-report/) supported by KNG Consulting, which found that hospitals in the U.S. “treated patients during approximately 136 million ED visits in 2021,” this new research underscores that hospitals are irreplaceable for patients and entire communities. It sheds further light on the significant consequences that patients stand to suffer as increased pressures – from Medicare paying hospitals 82 cents on the dollar to corporate insurers’ push for so-called site-neutral Medicare cuts – force hospitals to reduce services or close entirely.
To strengthen Americans’ access to healthcare, policymakers must support fair and adequate reimbursement rates that allow patients to rely on 24/7 care from hospitals and health systems.

Are you in need of CME hours this year? If so, look at our offering in partnership with VCOM that gives more then CME hours.

Clinical Ethics for Patient Centered Care CME is Live!

Dr. Silvia M. Ferretti, Provost, Senior Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), receives the first award given to an academic leader by the Institute of Consultative Bioethics. Dr. Ferretti’s early adoption and support of medical ethics is highlighted as the awards reads Forerunner in Biomedical Ethics.

We will be attending the annual AACOM next week in Baltimore. Anyone who is attending, please stop by booth 404 to visit. EthAssist® will be front and center.