Intermountain Expands its Inpatient Remote Monitoring Program
The Salt Lake City-based health system is using the money to purchase 70 camera and microphone units, which will be posted in inpatient rooms in Intermountain hospitals throughout the state. The video feed is monitored by clinical staff in Salt Lake City, giving those smaller, rural hospital an extra set of eyes and ears and an on-demand link to providers in an emergency.
How Structured Reporting Can Lead to Better Patient Outcomes
A coalition of 14 professional societies, led by the American College of Cardiology and by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, estimates that only 10% of United States cardiac catheterization labs use structured reporting to improve efficiency and bolster patient outcomes.
DNV Resumes All Annual Surveys Onsite and Unannounced
Noting that the AO said in January that it was likely to continue the remote annual surveys through at least April, DNV announced through an advisory March 23 that “COVID-19 positivity rates, hospitalizations, and community transmission have dropped significantly, making it much safer to return to onsite survey activities.”
Former Nurse’s Criminal Conviction Will Have a ‘Chilling Effect’ on Healthcare
Vaught was convicted Friday of a 2017 fatal drug error after a three-day trial that continues to capture the attention of nurses across the country, many of whom worry that the case could set a precedent of criminalizing medical errors. Vaught, scheduled to be sentenced May 13, faces three to six years in prison for neglect and one to two years for negligent homicide.
Physicians Eager to Help Address Patients’ Social Drivers of Health
The survey was conducted by The Physician Foundation from Feb. 2 to Feb. 11. Data was collected from more than 1,500 physicians. One-third of the physicians who responded to the survey practice primary care, which was defined as family medicine, general practice, internal medicine, or pediatrics. The remaining survey respondents practice in one of two dozen specialties.
Physicians Still Keen on Telehealth Despite Challenges
New survey results indicate that “telehealth use will outlive the pandemic,” reported by Optum, UnitedHealth Group’s health services division, conducted fall 2021, which captured physician telehealth utilization including opportunities and frustrations.
Creating a Culture of Recognition in Healthcare Using the Right Digital Strategy
This challenge is top of mind for healthcare leaders, especially as turnover rates have nearly doubled at hospitals and health systems. Now, with leaders looking for ways to attract and retain talent at all levels, some organizations are leveraging digital tools and communications to help restore joy in work—with excellent results. Here are four considerations around where to start.
Five Key Factors for Healthcare Buyers When Selecting an NLP Solution
Unsurprisingly, more healthcare organizations are realizing that clinicians and researchers simply do not have time to manually code and prepare data to capture features of interest. They are instead looking to AI-powered technologies such as natural language processing (NLP) to analyze and extract that data, yielding insights that drive better patient care, lower costs, and stronger operational performance.
Training Future Nurses With Future Doctors Boosts Teamwork and Collaboration
The program, based at NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island, is an example of interprofessional education (IPE), designed to develop effective working relationships between different types of healthcare students and practitioners to support health outcomes.
One-Third of Nurses Plan to Quit Their Jobs in 2022, Thanks to High Stress and Burnout
Not all are leaving nursing; 40% plan to pursue a nursing role elsewhere. But nearly 32% of nurses plan to either retire or the field altogether, according to Nursing in the Time of COVID-19, an annual report by staffing agency Incredible Health, which surveyed 2,500 nurses.