The Exec: Intentionality Essential to Addressing Health Equity, New CMO Says
To address health equity, a health system or hospital needs to have intentionality about identifying gaps in care and closing those gaps, the new CMO of University of Chicago Medical Center says.
Putting the ‘Where’ in Patient Care
Nearly a quarter of hospital admissions resulted in at least one adverse event in 2018 and 23% of those events were deemed to be preventable. Between 2023 and 2024, hospitals experienced a double-digit increase in non-labor expenses, according to Strata. As a result, 40% of American hospitals had been losing money from operations during that time, KaufmanHall found.
NewYork-Presbyterian Developing Innovative AI Tool
One of the advantages of NewYork-Presbyterian is that it is affiliated with two medical schools, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons as well as Weill Cornell Medicine, says Ashley Beecy, MD, medical director of AI operations at NewYork-Presbyterian.
Ransomware Attacks in Healthcare Are Increasing, Creating Longer Recovery
Ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations have hit a four-year high since 2021, with two-thirds of companies saying they were impacted in the past year, according to a survey by security solutions firm Sophos.
Virtual Triage: A New Way of Identifying Patients in Need of Emergency Care
Virtual triage (VT) engines can be thought of as “symptom checkers” that leverage artificial intelligence to provide access to information services beyond physician office hours on an anywhere, anytime basis from any internet-connected device.
Why Your AI Should Be Talking to Patients You Don’t See
WellSpan Health launched an AI platform roughly one month ago that calls selected at-risk patients to schedule colorectal cancer screenings. The AI agent, called Ana and developed by digital health startup Hippocratic AI, asks patients if they would agree to take the test and, if they agree, arranges to mail a testing kit to their homes.
Bad Medicine: Healthcare Struggles With Poor Technology
The study, the third in Black Book’s “What’s Hot and What’s Not in Healthcare IT Investments” series, finds that bad IT investments have jumped significantly since 2017, when those costs were estimated at $1.7 billion, and budget limitations are keeping healthcare leaders from correcting those problems.
Transforming Precision Surgery: The Vital Role of Data-Driven Surgical Navigation Systems
We are scratching the surface of comprehending the full spectrum of benefits and their potential for advancing medical practice. As we look to the future of personalized medicine, it quickly becomes clear that medical technology and surgical insights will be a driving force behind healthcare data collection.
How to Improve Antibiotics Stewardship for Pediatric Patients
Antibiotic stewardship has several benefits, including lowering cost of care, reducing medication side effects, and addressing antimicrobial resistance. For pediatric patients, most antibiotics are prescribed in the outpatient setting.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 114 – Reducing Medication Errors with Technology
On episode 114 of PSQH: The Podcast, Lani Bertrand, Senior Director, Clinical Marketing & Thought Leadership at Omnicell, talks about how technology can help reduce medication errors.