The Leapfrog Group Launches ‘Innovators for Leapfrog’ Program
Innovators for Leapfrog (IFL) was created for Leapfrog’s community of over 42,000 professionals in healthcare quality, hospital leadership, payors, employers, and other stakeholders who support Leapfrog’s work to transform patient safety in the U.S.
How to Use Technology to Ease Physician Burnout
The physician burnout level and other measures of physician distress increased dramatically during the coronavirus pandemic, survey research shows. The findings of the 2021 survey are troubling, with 62.8% of physicians reporting at least one symptom of burnout compared with 38.2% in 2020.
Improving Care Through AI One Zip Code at a Time
A new health equity AI tool is able to aggregate clinical and social data across 4,500 factors to provide a more granular view of health disparities in varying communities. The tool, Radian, was created by Lightbeam Health Solutions to provide a no-cost health equity solution for healthcare organizations and leadership.
How Genetic Testing Execution Can Be Improved Through Lab Stewardship
There are better ways to manage genetic testing. Implementing a lab stewardship program that encompasses the rapidly expanding genetic testing field can provide clarity for providers, improved care for patients, and savings for hospitals.
Using Synthetic Data to Improve Quality of Care
If there’s one thing healthcare has plenty of, it’s data. Health systems are swimming in it. But clinicians sometimes struggle to access that data in a way that can improve care and performance in the moment. Traditionally, hospitals rely on teams of data analysts for insight into large data sets, but it can often take weeks or months for data to be ready to help influence change.
Enhancing and Optimizing the Patient’s Experience and Satisfaction Through Virtual Healthcare
When the COVID-19 pandemic ensued, additional stress across the healthcare system exacerbated existing challenges and presented new ones, some of which are still being felt today like staffing shortages, health inequalities, and delayed treatments. These challenges have now intersected with heightened patient expectations regarding their healthcare journey.
How Clinical Communication and Collaboration Platforms Ensure Patient Data Security
In recent years, cyberattacks have strained IT departments and shown the vulnerability of electronic health record (EHR) systems that store patient information. Over 85% of global healthcare organizations have endured operational outages due to a direct ransomware attack.
Using AI to Remove Cognitive Burdens From Healthcare Providers
When the industry talks about providers practicing at the top of their license, the conversation often turns to the need to remove administrative barriers or issues that put another entity between the provider and the patient. EMRs played an important role in addressing documentation necessities, but brought burdens that hindered providers’ focus.
Coalition Unveils Guidelines for Responsible AI Use in Healthcare
The Coalition for Health AI (CHAI), which includes the Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins University, Stanford Medicine, Google, and Microsoft, this week unveiled its Blueprint for Trustworthy AI Implementation Guidance and Assurance for Healthcare. The 24-page document offers tips on how to use AI in healthcare that meets clinical and quality standards.
When It Comes to Patient Safety, ‘Good Enough’ Is Simply Not
While we will never fully eradicate safety events, we can ensure we manage safety better. This is especially critical now. We are only beginning to fully realize some of the pandemic’s far-reaching consequences, including extreme turnover among our most experienced nursing and clinical staff, pervasive budget cuts, and department or hospital closures, all of which threaten even the most robust quality and care safeguards.