Boost Communication to Improve Hospital Patient Throughput
Hospital patient throughput is a key metric for hospitals. Weak throughput can lead to boarding in emergency departments and patient safety concerns such as hospital-acquired infections when patient lengths of stay are extended beyond medical necessity.
NIOSH Looks at Homecare Worker Injuries
Over a five-year period (2015 to 2020), 117,000 homecare workers were treated in emergency departments for work-related injuries, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announced February 6 in the latest edition of its eNews publication. The recently completed research found that nearly all injured workers (93%) were female.
Congress Eyes Expansion of Hospital at Home Care Model
The At Home Observation and Medical Evaluation (HOME) Services Act, if passed, would give the strategy some life beyond the planned December 31, 2024 expiration date for the Medicare waiver that supports the program.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 98 – Reducing Physician Burnout with Technology
On episode 98 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dael Stewart, Lead Product Strategist and Digital Health Vertical Lead at TXI, talks about using technology to reduce physician burnout.
A Healthcare Headache: New Tech Often Means New Cybersecurity Concerns
With the healthcare sector seeing data breaches and ransomware attacks on an almost daily basis, the federal government is making a push to strengthen security standards.
New Technology Addresses Maternal Health Monitoring in Healthcare Deserts
Two organizations have partnered together to offer a new remote patient monitoring and advanced analytics option aimed at improving access and adherence to clinically recommended testing, especially for at risk populations using a portable solution that facilitates earlier identification of complications.
It Takes a Community to Support a Pregnancy
The United States spends 17.8% of its GDP on healthcare, nearly twice as much as the average OECD country. Yet despite this spending, we currently have a healthcare system largely designed to attend to clinical variables, which, according to some studies, impact only 20% of county-level variation in health outcomes, while social determinants of health (SDOH) affect as much as 50%.
The CNO’s Ultimate Guide to a Healthy Work Environment
A healthy work environment is necessary for nurses to thrive, and for patients to get the highest quality care and experience when visiting a health system. Here’s how CNOs can create better conditions for their nurses.
HHS Expands Telemedicine Use in Opioid Abuse Treatment Programs
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published a final rule Feb. 2 in the Federal Register that, among other things, allow providers to evaluate new patients for a methadone-based treatment via audio-visual telemedicine.
Can Academic Partnerships Fix the Nursing Shortage?
Health systems are struggling to find new nurses who will stay at their hospitals permanently. Many veteran nurses are retiring and taking their knowledge and experience with them. This combined with the overall shortage of staff leaves new nurses feeling overworked and without the guidance and mentorship of their predecessors.