Texas’ New Healthcare Workplace Violence Law: What It Requires
As violence against healthcare workers occurs with greater frequency than in any other industry, the state of Texas is requiring healthcare facilities to adopt workplace violence prevention plans by September 1, 2024.
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.
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.
Five Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Risks
As regulatory bodies discuss what minimum cybersecurity requirements should be implemented, there are many actions hospitals and health systems can take to reduce exposure and limit liability proactively. Here are five of them.
Highlighting the Value of Care Coordination
As the shift to value-based care continues to accelerate, providers are looking for ways to streamline referrals, ensure alignment between primary care and specialists, and control network leakage.
Telehealth and Remote Monitoring: Shaping the Future of Patient Care
Few people fully understand or appreciate how telehealth defines the care landscape today. It’s even more unknown how telehealth will shape the future of healthcare. This article aims to put it all into perspective with an overview of the current state of telehealth, its benefits, and the technological innovations driving its growth.
Few people fully understand or appreciate how telehealth defines the care landscape today. It’s even more unknown how telehealth will shape the future of healthcare. This article aims to put it all into perspective with an overview of the current state of telehealth, its benefits, and the technological innovations driving its growth.
Between the Hospital and the Street: Addressing a Crucial Gap in Care
The organization addresses a significant care gap for health systems and hospitals who see these patients in their Emergency Departments and ICUs—and who often discharge them to an uncertain care landscape.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 111 – The Need for Workplace Violence Prevention Training in Healthcare
On episode 111 of PSQH: The Podcast, Tony Jace, CEO of the Crisis Prevention Institute, talks about the level of workplace violence faced by healthcare professionals and how to improve training.
New Research Uses AI to Guide Radiation Treatment Protocols
In a study published in JACC: CardioOncology, a team from Brigham and Woman’s Hospital used an AI tool to better understand the risk of cardiac arrhythmia for patients undergoing radiation treatment for lung cancer. The results not only could lead to better treatment plans but also improve care for the estimated 1 in 6 patients who experience severe side effects, including death.
CMOs Should be Addressing Antimicrobial Resistant Pathogens
The spike in antimicrobial resistant pathogens was likely caused by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the CDC. Drivers of the spike include longer lengths of stay, disruption of infection prevention practices, and increased inappropriate antibiotic use, the CDC says.