Health Plans Have an Engagement Problem, but Care Providers Can Help
Care collaboration can make all the difference in how, where, and whether a member receives care. By leveraging the doctor-patient relationship, health plans have the opportunity to reach the members in a way that positively impacts their health and potentially their costs.
Massachusetts General Hospital Focuses on Radiographic Scans to Improve Patient Safety
Massachusetts General Hospital is setting up a system that is resilient to confirm that the ordering clinician or whomever is covering for that clinician gets results promptly. Subsequently, one of the clinicians can carry out the right action for the patient.
Q&A: The Need for Lifelong Learning in Nursing
We spoke with Jennifer Bertram, Leader of Education and Training Innovation, Hospital Patient Monitoring, at Philips about the challenges and opportunities nursing faces in ensuring nurses have access to education to keep up to date on emerging technologies and other core competencies.
Is Healthcare on the Right Path to Transformation?
The litany of pain points within healthcare is long, from workforce shortages to soaring costs to ineffective outcomes. To address those issues, healthcare executives are looking at new technology like AI and virtual care. Some are looking for small, incremental gains, while others say the entire care delivery system has to change.
How CEOs Can Combat Stress, Burnout Among Younger Workers
Conducted by the African American Research Collective, in partnership with the Commonwealth Fund, the survey fielded responses from 3,000 younger clinicians—doctors, nurses, dentists, medical assistants, and others—in early 2023.
Denver Health CMO Focused on Physician Burnout
Physician 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%.
More Than One-Third of Organizations Lack Cybersecurity Response Plan
Only 63% of organizations have a cybersecurity plan in place, according to a survey by Software Advice, which means many are vulnerable to potentially crippling attacks that can be costly and damaging to patient trust.
CMOs Have Key Role to Play Addressing Staff Mistreatment in OB-GYN Field
The recently published research article conducted a systematic review of 10 studies on harassment and 12 studies on interventions. One study that examined harassment rates in several medical specialties found that OB-GYN was second only to general surgery in specialties linked to the highest rates of sexual harassment.
Wellbeing 101: How CNOs Can Provide Support and Build Resiliency
Nurse wellbeing is essential to the success of a health system, and it is the CNO’s job to make sure they are providing programs and support to help keep their staff safe and well.
3 Areas Where Nurse Leaders Want a Seat at the Table
From ensuring nurses have a say in the integration of AI into healthcare systems, to improving the public perception of nursing, to demonstrating the value of nursing to the C-Suite, a CNO’s work is complex. In times like these strategizing with peers is key, and that’s exactly what dozens of nurse leaders from across the country are doing right now.