Nursing Needs a Reality Check: Mentorship, Onboarding, and Beyond
Newer generations of nurses are expecting more technology, flexibility, and reassurance from management, and without that setting, many new graduate nurses are choosing to leave their health systems or leave nursing entirely. CNOs need to pivot their strategies to meet these new expectations, while balancing the needs of their organization.
Are RPM Programs Riddled With Fraud?
Following a report this week from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) hinting at a possibility of fraud in requests for Medicare reimbursement in RPM programs, the Alliance for Connected Care has criticized the “inaccuracies and subjective nature” of that report and called on the OIG to retract it.
CMO Exchange: How to Address Healthcare Worker Burnout
Healthcare worker burnout was widespread before the coronavirus pandemic and spiked during the public health emergency. A study found that from September 2019 to January 2022, overall emotional exhaustion among healthcare workers increased from 31.8% of staff members to 40.4%.
Nursing Needs a Reality Check: Changing Expectations
According to the American Nurses Association, almost 18% of newly licensed registered nurses quit their jobs within the first year. A 2024 study found that new graduate RNs are leaving for a multitude of reasons, including their age, health status, supervisor and peer support, job demands, job competence, organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and work environment.
Are Healthcare Leaders Getting Their AI Priorities Straight?
Schwamm says the healthcare industry has become “accustomed” and “complacent” in healthcare IT, and Ai is presenting healthcare leaders with issues they haven’t encountered before. The AI evolution, he pointed out, is similar to the development of the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, but health systems and hospitals haven’t developed the governance to regulate these tools before they’re used.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 112 – Improving Staff Retention in Healthcare
On episode 112 of PSQH: The Podcast, Heidi Raines, founder of Performance Health Partners, talks about how to improve staff retention in healthcare.
What I Wish I Had Known
Safety in healthcare has undergone nothing short of a revolution. Having spent years navigating these complexities, I’ve learned a few things—often the hard way—that I would impart to my younger self, who created the safety program at Brigham and Women’s many years ago.
Healthcare Leaders Are Redefining the Hospital Pharmacy
Whether it’s to keep the doors open in a rural region or address care gaps brought on by retail pharmacy closures and disruptor drawbacks, healthcare leaders are taking a closer look at hospital pharmacy operations. Some are eyeing a hub-and-spoke drug distribution model to cut costs and waste, while others are making the pharmacist a more active member of the care team.
The Future of AI In Healthcare Is Not a Zero-Sum Game
The idea of “an AI arms race” between payers and providers toward a more efficient future is troubling in its own right. It adds to the perception of the future of artificial intelligence in healthcare as a zero-sum game, with health insurance companies on one side and clinicians on the other.
The Exec: New CMO Places Premium on Patient Safety
The health system uses two factors to identify patients. First, the organization performs medication safety. Second, Oswego Health conducts infection prevention, fall prevention, and suicide prevention, as well as calling a timeout before surgical procedures to make sure surgeons are performing the correct surgery on the correct patient.