Health Systems Can Now Validate Their Data Use Methods
The organization has unveiled a voluntary Responsible Use of Health Data (RUHD) Certification program for US hospitals, including critical access hospitals, which aims to “provide guidance and recognize healthcare organizations navigating the appropriate sensitivities needed to safely transfer data to third-party organizations, also known as secondary use of data.”
Redesigning Care Management for Medically Complex Children
Children with medical complexity make up less than 1% of children in the United States, but they represent 56% of hospitalized pediatric patients and 82% of hospital days in children’s hospitals. Children with medical complexity represent just 5% to 6% of children covered under Medicaid, but they account for approximately one third of Medicaid expenditures on pediatric patients.
CMOs Predict Widespread Artificial Intelligence Uptake in 2024
President Joe Biden recently made an executive order on AI to promote the safe, secure, and trustworthy use of the technology. While the executive order did not provide details on healthcare guidelines for AI, healthcare executives expressed cautious optimism about the government’s approach to the technology.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 93 – Improving the Recruitment and Retention of Nurses
On episode 93 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Hilton Hudson, a cardiothoracic surgeon and CEO of HPC International, talks about the need to improve the recruitment and retention of nurses.
Using RTLS Tech to Improve Workflows, Patient Care
At Aurora Health Care, a Milwaukee-based health system encompassing 26 hospitals and more than 600 other care sites, leadership decided to incorporate an RTLS platform into new clinic construction. With that technology in place, the health system has been able to boost patient visits and streamline provider and staff workflows so that patients spend as little time as possible waiting around.
Are Ingestible Sensors Making a Comeback?
The study, published in Device, gives new value to a digital health form factor that has seen its share of ups and downs, but could prove valuable in remote patient monitoring programs for a wide variety of health conditions.
9 Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers
Health systems must adopt a multitude of recruitment and retention strategies for physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs), a pair of top clinical leaders at health systems say.
Can the Inbox Ninjas Close Nagging Gaps in Primary Care?
Launched in late 2022 by the Bassett Healthcare Network, the Inbox Ninjas are full-time advanced practice clinicians (APCs)–or staff with similar qualifications–hired by the health system to review email messages sent by patients to their care providers.
Study: Telehealth Providers are Failing to Follow Up on Diagnostic Tests
A new study posted in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) by researchers from several notable health systems finds that diagnostic loop closures for colonoscopies, cardiac stress tests, and dermatology referrals were worse for patients after virtual visits than for those patients seeing their doctor in-person.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 92 – Ensuring Patient Safety During the Medical Device Research Process
On episode 92 of PSQH: The Podcast, Korey Johnson, managing partner at Bold Insight, talks about ensuring that medical device research is safe for patients.