Understanding the Value of the Home as a Healthcare Site
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the launch of the Home as a Health Care Hub, a resource designed to help healthcare executives understand how to design programs that deliver care in the home setting.
Researchers Use AI to Identify Healthcare-Based Outbreaks
A four-year study in 82 hospitals across the US, recently posted in The New England Journal of Medicine, found that the automated tool reduced potential outbreaks by 64% compared to traditional methods of identifying an outbreak. The tool identified potential outbreaks, on average, three times per year per hospital.
Improving Price Transparency in Labs and Beyond
With the Clinical Laboratory Price Transparency Act, which includes the Lower Cost, More Transparency Act, passed in December 2023, clinical labs are now required to disclose their prices up front, which offers patients a clearer understanding of their healthcare expenses before undergoing treatment.
Automate Vital Sign Collection to Improve Outcomes and Combat Burnout
Vital signs are critical indicators of a patient’s condition in the inpatient setting. Manual collection of vital signs is conducted about four times per day, which is often insufficient to determine whether a patient is decompensating, says F.J. Campbell, MD, chief medical officer of Ardent Health.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 102 – How to Stem the Tide of Workplace Violence in Healthcare
On episode 102 of PSQH: The Podcast, Mary Jagim, principal consultant, Centrak, talks about preventing workplace violence in healthcare.
Debunking Common Misconceptions About Open-Source EHRs
Open-source software is often surrounded by misconceptions that hold people back from adopting it, so healthcare organizations that consider implementing an open-source EHR need to separate harmful myths from actual challenges that such a project can entail.
Survey Points to 4 Things Patients Want in a Mobile Healthcare Experience
Sixty-five percent of those who received medical care in the last 12 months used a mobile device when interacting with their healthcare provider, more than three times as many as the 16% who used a laptop and 13% who used a desktop. However, they also made it clear that they would like that mobile experience to be better.
How to Offer a Virtual Second Opinion Service at Your Health System
The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic is a joint venture of the Cleveland Clinic health system and telemedicine provider Amwell. The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic provides virtual second opinions to patients, with access to more than 3,500 expert physicians at Cleveland Clinic.
Live From AONL 2024: Virtual Nursing is Unsurprisingly Top of Mind
After day one at AONL 2024, it’s clear that nurse leaders and executives have a few common goals in mind to tackle workforce concerns.
How to Design an SDOH Tool That Clinicians Will Actually Use
Researchers at The Mayo Clinic in Arizona are developing an AI tool within the EHR that will help clinicians identify and address social determinants of health—including when their own actions contribute to clinical bias.