Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Life-Saving Game Changer
Modern ultrasound technology can be a game changer, particularly for remote organizations with limited resources and staff. Point-of-care ultrasound specifically offers portability, ease of use, and immediate access. Sometimes, those benefits can even be a case of life or death.
Treating Patients in Postacute Care: SNF vs. Home
A recent survey published by Brigham and Women’s Hospital revealed a shift in postacute care, with a move from skilled nursing facility (SNF) environments to home-based services. The survey followed 10 participants, randomly assigned to either rehabilitation at home or traditional SNF care. The results: Those recovering at home saw both a decrease in the cost of care and an increase in their activities of daily living, such as personal hygiene and feeding themselves.
How New Health Plan Initiatives in Equity Could Reshape Patient Care and Experience
Currently, many health plan members are not achieving their optimal health outcomes, and this can be manifested by missed preventive care opportunities, less activation in their care, or rating health plans poorly on quality measurement surveys. For health plans and their provider partners, now is the time to shift this dynamic by devoting greater resources toward improving health equity, in combination with other calls for change, including equity initiatives espoused by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and new accreditations offered by the NCQA.
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.
Infection Prevention Preparedness: Where We Go From Here
As we, and the healthcare industry, continue to work our way toward a post-pandemic world, the lessons learned from COVID-19 remain stark and the calls to rebuild a resilient patient safety culture are loud and clear. Organizations such as the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the CDC, and CMS are highlighting challenges, including staffing shortages and burnout, that must be addressed to better prepare for future prevention of healthcare-associated infections.
Clinical Perspectives and Building a Better EHR
As the industry moves toward value-based care models, clinicians have an even greater need to optimize their patient care through access to high-value information. According to physicians like Bill Hayes, MD, CMO at CPSI and a member of the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association Executive Council, now is the time for stakeholders to improve EHR system functionality, and for EHR designers to enable input from clinicians and thereby ensure the most clinically relevant information is available at the point of care.
Key Trends and Cautionary Tales: Staffing Shortages and Patient Safety
Ask any healthcare executive to name the biggest issue that will demand their attention in 2022, and the response will be staffing shortages and their impact on patient safety. Those focused on improving care quality might consider how key trends will play out and the impact of current industry challenges on their healthcare ecosystem.
Healthcare Worker Rescue Package Encourages Simplicity
Clinicians have passed their breaking points. Staffing shortages are at all-time highs. And as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, some health systems are reevaluating roles to identify essential functions for maintaining their staff’s emotional and psychological well-being.
Blockchain-Based Electronic Signatures Streamline Workflows
Practices that want to be resilient in emergencies and better serve their patients should move to all-digital systems. Those that don’t will quickly be left behind. Happily, going digital can also make complying with HIPAA and other privacy regulations more affordable. One major piece of the digital puzzle is electronic signatures on a variety of forms, including intake and consent forms. In this article, we’ll explore this state-of-the-art technology and look at where electronic signatures can remove friction and redundancy for providers.