When Is a Doctor Too Old for the Job?
According to a 2017 study published in JAMA Surgery, the number of practicing physicians older than 65 in the United States has increased by more than 374% since 1975. In addition, in 2015, 23% of practicing physicians were 65 or older.
Digitally Driven: Link Technology to Process Change
Measuring digital success via number of dashboards delivered fails to recognize the limited capacity of managers and staff to ingest dashboards and meaningfully act upon them. Digitally driven organizations tie each dashboard to specific objectives of the organization and ensure that users find the dashboards helpful in completing their work.
The Return on Investing in Elder Care
IHI describes an age-friendly health system as one where older adults get the best care possible, experience no healthcare-related harms, and are satisfied with the care they receive.
Researchers Downgrade Impact of CMS’ Hospital Readmission Reductions Program
The researchers contend that declines in risk-adjusted readmission rates for targeted conditions are 48% lower than previously reported.
Q&A: ISMP President Discusses Medication Safety
In this interview, Michael R. Cohen, RPH, MS, ScD (hon.), DPS (hon.), FASHP, founder and president of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, discusses the current state of medication safety.
Millennial Nurses Need Patient Connection to Thrive Professionally, Researcher Says
Through face-to-face interviews and field notes, Caramanzana collected data from 12 millennial nurses with at least two years’ hospital work experience in New York City and Long Island, New York. The nurses had to have been born between 1982 to 2000 and self-identify as a millennial.
Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Adult ICUs: A Three-Pronged Approach
Based on the severity and urgency of preventing CAUTIs, the University of Rochester Medical Center coordinated a project team to collect and analyze CAUTI data and further identify prevention techniques in adult ICUs.
The Chronic Issue of Cybersecurity
Healthcare institutions are vulnerable cyber targets, with thousands of patient records to protect and a federal requirement to comply with HIPAA and HITECH. These institutions lack the staffing (and sometimes the awareness) to prevent personal health data from being accessed and held by threat actors.
How Natural Language Processing Helps Advance Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
Over the last decade or so, the industry has made enormous progress in digitizing significant amounts of clinical, administrative, and billing data, but this effort has not come without problems.
Rethinking ED Imaging
CT isn’t always the best solution for an individual’s problem, and uncertain or inaccurate diagnoses can actually lengthen the amount of time needed for patient care. This is particularly true when it comes to effectively diagnosing certain types of neuro-related cases.