How to Take a Comprehensive Approach to AI Governance
The health system is integrating AI tools into daily work to accelerate decision-making, simplify workflows, and reduce non-clinical task burdens. This includes internally generated innovations that leverage AI to enhance patient experience and reduce clinician burnout, according to Asmar.
How a Care Coordination Center Can Improve Care Inefficiencies
The facility will act as a transfer center, with access to real-time data across the health system’s six acute-care hospitals. A team including nurses stationed at the center will be able to coordinate patient transfers both within the health system and from other facilities into the system.
Will Congress Save Telehealth?
Pandemic-era telehealth waivers that allowed providers to expand their virtual care footprint will end this year unless Congress takes action.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 116 – Staying Alert for Cyberattacks on Healthcare Organizations
On episode 116 of PSQH: The Podcast, Zach Evans, Chief Technology Officer at Xsolis, talks about the impact of cyberattacks on healthcare.
Making a Business Case for Infection Preventionists
An infection prevention and control executive at Boston Children’s Hospital recently made a business case for hiring more infection preventionists and was able to gain approval to increase staffing by more than 50%.
Here are the Biggest Workforce Challenges in Nursing in 2024
Nurse leaders have had many challenges to face this year as the nursing shortage continues. CNOs and other healthcare executives have been brainstorming ideas for addressing this shortage as well as disruptors such as AI and virtual care.
The Exec: How to Recruit and Retain Physicians
A generational change in physicians must be recognized in recruitment efforts, according to Bozek. CMOs need to make sure there is a good work-life balance for the workforce. Physician candidates need to know that leadership understands that family is important and outside-work activities are important.
The Exec: Inova Health System Launches Ambitious Patient Care Initiative
Inova Health System has launched an ambitious initiative to transform how patients connect with the organization as well as establish care pathways for clinical conditions, according to John Moynihan, MD, president and chief of clinical enterprise at the health system.
The Exec: Arthur Pancioli Focuses on High Reliability at UC Health
Arthur Pancioli, MD, assumed the role of senior vice president and chief clinical officer at UC Health in August. Prior to taking on his new position, he was chief transformation officer of the health system. This year, UC Health launched an initiative to become a high reliability organization.
HLTH Gave Healthcare Leaders A Chance to Look Beyond the Curtain
AI governance is, of course, a separate conversation, and one that many healthcare execs should be following. Healthcare organizations are embracing AI so rapidly that they’re in many cases making the rules on the fly, while collaborative efforts like CHAI and TRAIN are playing catch-up with standards and best practices.