How Clinicians Can Avoid ‘Medspeak’ When Communicating with Patients
“Medspeak” is characterized as medical terminology used by clinicians that leads to communication gaps with patients. Medspeak gets in the way of effective shared decision-making for clinicians and patients.
Telling a Better Care Story with Health Risk Assessments
Unlock Health has designed its Substance Abuse HRA, an online health risk assessment, to enable behavioral health treatment centers, healthcare providers, and integrated health systems a way to accurately identify individuals at risk for SUD and engage with them early on to personalize treatment plans and provide better outcomes.
MetroHealth Achieves Interoperability Between Visitor Management and EMR Platforms for Secure, Real-Time Patient Visitor Monitoring
From the early planning stages of construction, MetroHealth leaders placed a high priority on the safety and security of their patients, visitors, and staff. Implementing a visitor management system was one way to enable this requirement.
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.
Can Alzheimer’s Be Diagnosed by an Eye Test?
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are touting the results of three recent studies that indicate an eye test could be used to assess the eye-brain connection, which would allow clinicians to diagnose Alzheimer’s earlier and begin treatment.
Ambient AI is Fast Becoming the Clinician’s Favorite Tool
The technology acts as a medical scribe, listening to the doctor-patient encounter and transcribing the interaction for the medical record. The finished product is available shortly after the encounter, enabling clinicians to quickly review and edit the information before it’s populated in the EHR.
Crafting an Effective SDOH Strategy Through a Social Care Network
Healthcare CIOs working on a strategy to improve health outcomes in underserved populations would do well to check out New York, which is investing $500 million in a new program addressing social determinants of health.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 110 – The Importance of Tracking Medication Adherence
On episode 110 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Juan Maldonado, a Texas-based family medicine specialist, talks about his efforts to track medication adherence.
No More Repetitive Needlesticks: How CNOs Can Improve Patient Experience
Repetitive needlesticks can be a challenge in hospitals, from both a nurse and patient perspective. A recent survey conducted by the Harris Poll revealed that out of the participants with a recent hospital stay, 59% of patients needed multiple needlestick attempts for IV insertion, and 71% for blood draws, with 11% needing 10 or more sticks to obtain a single blood sample.
Enhancing Dialysis Care in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Focus on Certification Standards
With the introduction of the Long-Term Care Dialysis (LTCD) Certification, the Accreditation Commission for Health Care aims to elevate the standards of care for this vulnerable population. This article explores the critical components of the LTCD Certification, its impact on patient outcomes, operational efficiency, and the importance of collaboration between providers.