Virtual Nursing Will Be Nonnegotiable: Here’s How CNOs Can Prepare
While health systems might have different approaches or be at different stages of implementation, there are several common virtual nursing strategies that CNOs should take into consideration.
There’s A Long Way to Go Before AI Tools Can Prescribe Medication. But How Long?
Under the Healthy Technology Act of 2025, an AI tool or machine learning technologies would be considered a practitioner licensed by law to prescribe medication under two circumstances.
From ViVE to HIMSS, AI Governance Gains Steam
Technology and clinical care have a complicated history, as veterans of the EMR era and “meaningful use” will attest. With those memories to draw from, executives are tentative in fully embracing AI and really want to see what it can do before making a commitment.
GenAI and Patient Choice: A New Era of Informed Healthcare
Informed choice, unlike informed consent, considers a given patient’s values and preferences in their care/treatment decisions. By better informing patients of their options leveraging emerging technology, healthcare organizations can begin to trim unnecessary spending and improve healthcare experiences to help achieve the triple aim of healthcare.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 124 – Patient Expectations for 2025
On episode 124 of PSQH: The Podcast, Hari Prasad, CEO of Yosi Health, talks about patient expectations for 2025.
4 Keys to a Sustainable and Scalable Telehealth Platform
In describing their strategies and challenges, Higginson and Hunter outlined four considerations that every healthcare leader should address when developing a business plan for virtual care that is both sustainable and scalable.
OU Health Making Strides in Addressing Workforce Shortages
Being part of an academic health system is an attraction for some physicians, according to Kloek, because there is an opportunity to be part of the tripartite mission of clinical care, teaching, and research.
The Future of Pharmacy Cost Containment in 2025
As the industry moves through the first half of 2025, there are three top-of-mind pharmacy trends for professionals to monitor and strategically narrow in on, examining their potential impact on patient safety, total drug spend, and the overall quality of healthcare.
South Carolina Medical School Helping to Address Primary Care Physician Shortage
The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville has launched an innovative program to help address the primary care physician shortage in the Palmetto State.
Hospitals Facing High Occupancy, Could Experience Bed Shortage by 2032
The average US hospital occupancy rate is 11% higher after the pandemic and without changes to the hospitalization rate or staffed hospital bed supply, that figure could grow to the point hospitals experience a bed shortage, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.