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.
How to Build a Program to Promote Physician Well-Being
The best physician well-being programs begin by measuring burnout and well-being, then selecting an appropriate strategy, the chief wellness officer of Allegheny Health Network says.
How to Employ Locum Tenens Clinicians to Fill Workforce Gaps
There are about 50,000 locum tenens physicians working in the United States, says Joseph Sturdivant, MD, CMO of IMN Enterprises, a healthcare staffing company. With a clinician shortage nationwide, he notes, they’re a popular solution to fill workforce gaps.
There’s Value to Generative AI in Healthcare—if Leaders Understand Its Limits
While large language models like ChatGPT are poised to make substantial contributions to patient care, their immediate value likely won’t be derived in the ways clinicians and healthcare leaders think.
Healthcare Takes a Breath After Crowdstrike Scare
As of Monday morning, most of the affected systems are back up and running, and hospitals across the country are getting back to business as usual, with a few hiccups along the way. Experts say the global effect of the outage, which was still being felt in other industries, especially the airlines, could top $1 billion.
Hospital CMO: 4 Ways to Stay Ahead of the Aging Population
As we know, the number of Americans who are 65 or older is sharply rising and is expected to increase from 58 million in 2022 to 82 million by 2050. During this period, the share of the total population of Americans who are 65 or older is expected to increase from 17% to 23%.
Here’s How the Chevron Decision Will Impact Healthcare
Hospitals and health systems will now potentially have to wait through legal challenges to regulations that were previously determined by the many federal agencies that influence healthcare. The 6-3 decision was made on June 28 to reverse the original ruling made in the landmark case Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., in 1984. It is now up to the courts to determine their own interpretations of ambiguous regulatory standards.
How CMOs Can Battle the Anesthesia Staff Shortage
A recent article published in the journal Anesthesiology detailed the extent of the anesthesia staff shortage and offered solutions to rise to the challenge. According to the article, before the coronavirus pandemic, 35% of healthcare facilities reported an anesthesia staff shortage. Two years after the pandemic, the percentage of healthcare facilities reporting an anesthesia staff shortage rose to 78%.
A Nurse’s Vision for Patient and Staff Safety: Healthcare Hero Turned Data-Driven Consultant
Modern technologies, such as real-time location systems (RTLS), have been proven to offer cost-effective solutions that ease operational burdens, support efficiency, increase safety, and focus on the data insights needed most by care providers. By reallocating time, caregivers can better focus on delivering high-quality patient care, thereby boosting satisfaction across the board and positively impacting the organization’s financial performance.