Study: 60% of New Mothers Miss Key Postpartum Care
According to the study, 57% of patients fail to attend postpartum follow-up visits between three to eight weeks after giving birth. That the number is more prevalent for younger mothers underscores an urgent equity gap in maternal care in the U.S.
Addressing the Divide Between the Promise of and Trust in Healthcare AI
While many leaders consider AI the top technology to watch at the moment, most reported low levels of trust in current solutions and noted a lack of concrete integration strategies.
WellSpan Health Surging Forward with AI in Clinical Care
WellSpan Health has been generating positive results from AI tools in clinical care, according to Mark Kandrysawtz, MBA, senior vice president and chief innovation officer at the health system.
The Exec: Good Clinical Care and Sustainable Finances Are Compatible
CMOs can help boost a health system’s financial sustainability while simultaneously promoting care quality and access, according to the new CMO of Cedars-Sinai Health System.
The Exec: New CMO Shares Keys to Success in Service Line Management
The keys to success in operating an effective service line include identifying a physician leadership team and ensuring that there is a clear vision for the service line, according to Anthony Altobelli, MD, CMO of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset.
Can Dogs Really Sniff Out Cancer?
Hackensack Meridian Health has entered a partnership with SpotitEarly to study the early detection of breast cancer with cancer sniffing dogs combined with artificial intelligence technology.
Integrating AI Into Clinical Care: It’s All About Efficiency
While AI promises to ease workflows for stressed clinicians and improve patient care, getting to that point takes a lot of time and patience. And a good understanding of what generative technology should and shouldn’t be doing.
3 Hot Topics in Managing and Deploying Advanced Practice Providers
With growing shortages of physicians in many specialties, advanced practice providers have become essential members of care teams in the inpatient and outpatient settings.
The Exec: How to Succeed in Integrating Clinical Care
A key to success in integrating clinical care is for leaders of the health system and clinical staff to view patients as if they were family members, according to Bevan Yueh, chief physician executive of University of Iowa Health Care.
Does Your Health System Need a Virtual Emergency Department?
Emergency room crowding is a challenge for health systems and hospitals across the country. Creating a virtual emergency department is a relatively new concept to address the problem, and it’s a concept that Ochsner Health is turning into strategy.