Using AI to Improve Interactions Between Physicians and Patients
Since enabling physicians to use the technology, Cooper reports that 85% of patients found their physician more personable and conversational. Clinicians using DAX have seen a 70% reduction in feelings of burnout and fatigue, as well as up to 50% time saved per patient per clinical note.
IV Dislodgement: Avoiding Re-Sticking and Waste for Improved Outcomes
A recent profile in the peer-reviewed journal Expert Review of Medical Devices by Nancy Moureau, RN, PhD, BSN, CRNI, CPUI, VA-BC, looks at the Orchid SRV tension-activated breakaway safety release valve and how introducing an accessory between IV tubing and the catheter could protect against dislodgement.
ONC: Hospitals Need to Put SDOH Data to Use
More than 80% of hospitals recently surveyed by the American Hospital Association are collecting data on social determinants of health (SDOH), many through their EHR platform and health information exchanges. Yet only half of those hospitals are collecting data regularly.
How Modern Healthcare is Bringing Top-Tier Services Directly to School Campuses
If the pandemic taught us anything, it was that healthcare needs to meet patients where they are—not the other way around. In terms of pediatric care, this means reevaluating how schools, students, and faculty access healthcare. Let’s talk about how modern healthcare solutions are improving access to top-tier services on school campuses.
Biomarkers in Early Diagnosis of Sepsis: An Interview With Dr. François Ventura
Hearing about Dr. Ventura’s research on the use of serial pancreatic stone protein to diagnose sepsis led our Sepsis Advisory Board to propose to the Global Sepsis Alliance that he be invited to speak at the 4th World Sepsis Congress on the topic “Current Research on Sepsis Biomarkers.” Biomarkers are biological molecules found in blood, other body fluids, or tissues that can help in diagnosis or treatment.
How to Improve Patient Safety
Patient safety includes medical errors that impact patients and “near misses” that could have reached patients. Patient safety has been a pressing issue in healthcare since 1999, with the publication of the landmark report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System. York, Pennsylvania-based WellSpan Health reassessed the health system’s approach to patient safety in 2020.
Q&A: APIC CEO on Need for Infection Prevention Efforts in Home Health—Part 1
As more individuals prefer to receive care in their home and older adults opt to age in place, home healthcare has seen substantial growth in the aftermath of the pandemic. HealthLeaders spoke with Jopp about infection prevention and home health.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 84 – Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic
On episode 84 of PSQH: The Podcast, Brianna Zink, Senior Director of Healthcare Product Strategy at Infor, talks about lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Most Travel Nurses Find Satisfaction With Their Jobs
More than three-fourths (76%) of travel nurses surveyed June 21-29, 2023, for Nomad Health’s Job Satisfaction Index report being satisfied with their most recent travel job, compared to only half (51%) who report being satisfied with their last staff position.
Annual Physician Turnover Rate Increased 43% Between 2010 and 2018, Study Finds
The recent journal article, which was published by Annals of Internal Medicine, is based on a new method of gauging physician turnover through Medicare billing records. The analysis compared turnover rates by physician, practice, and patient characteristics.