Getting Ahead of Lymphedema with Proactive Testing
Recent updates from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers now include bioimpedance spectroscopy as a key tool for preventing lymphedema—a debilitating condition that impacts up to one in five breast cancer patients as a result of cancer treatment.
How to Use Technology to Turn Around Staff Turnover
Virtual nurses at Ardent are rounding on patients, and completing intakes, admissions, and discharges, and they can come into the room at any time. The work that the virtual nurses are doing is cerebral, according to Campbell.
Using Text Messaging to Improve Patient-Reported Outcomes
Patient-reported outcomes have taken on increased importance as providers seek greater insights into the real-life impact of their treatments and services. When successful, these efforts can decrease the need for additional, expensive, and avoidable treatments and services.
How to Promote Workforce Development for Physicians and APPs
The goals of the health system’s strategic plan include providing access to care, being best in core clinical competencies, being the employer and partner of choice, being patient-centric for all people, and being agile and sustainable.
Will This Summer Be Telehealth’s Last Stand?
But the six-month extension isn’t making things any easier for healthcare execs looking to plot long-term strategies. And while supporters are taking heart in the fact that Congress has consistently kept these programs in view, they also know that the cycle of kicking the can down the road has to end.
Social Determinants of Health Considerations for CMOs
Social determinants of health (SDOH) impact 80% of health outcomes, according to research. SDOH includes food insecurity, education level, transportation access, and economic standing.
Focusing on Maternal and Infant Health in 2025
ProgenyHealth, a leader in maternity and NICU care management, has released its 2025 key trends and insight report, “Steep Challenges & Uneven Progress,” which identifies key areas within maternal and infant health to watch for in the year ahead for health plans, hospitals, and healthcare providers.
Addressing Burnout Through Education and Technology
Burnout took center stage during the pandemic as medical professionals began leaving the industry, but it remains a multifaceted crisis in 2025. What can organizations do to optimize their workflows, streamline front-office processes, and enhance the quality of care?
Turn Your Physicians Into Leaders
A good physician leader tries to make outcomes better for patients and families as well as for their colleagues who work with them in health systems and hospitals. Effective physician leaders also are adept at goal setting in critical areas such as safety, quality, and patient experience.
AI Is Saving Lives in Stroke Treatment
Healthcare access and treatment issues in rural and remote areas can mean the difference between life and death for people suffering a stroke. That’s why a consortium of healthcare providers in Alaska is investing in AI to improve the diagnosis and treatment of strokes, which kill about 140,000 people a year.