Healthcare System Leverages Tech Innovation to Improve Patient Care
Phoenix Children’s, one of the largest pediatric health systems in the U.S., has developed a culture of building innovative programs that enhance and improve patient safety efforts across the system.
The Exec: Mark Garvin Looks to Steer Banner Health’s Expansion Strategy
As healthcare adapts to a changing landscape and the presence of disruptors, the idea of “traditional” healthcare is being replaced by a network of collaborations and partnerships focused on the consumer’s care journey.
Five Years On, Rural Hospitals Still Struggle with the Aftermath of COVID
Five years after the World Health Organization declared COVID a global pandemic and the first Trump administration announced a national emergency, the United States faces a crucial shortage of medical providers, below the projected need for an aging population.
MUSC Builds on Success to Expand Virtual Nursing Across the Hospital
MUSC is seeing growth at a time when many health systems and hospitals are ramping up their virtual nursing programs to meet a rising demand for effective care transformation.
Point-of-Care Echo Studies Improve Workflows
The organization is partnering with Amavita Heart and Vascular Health to deploy the software in screenings for aortic stenosis and other valvular diseases in its clinics, local skilled nursing facilities, and via mobile screening units in underserved communities with large minority populations.
Why Is Healthcare Innovation So Hard in Rural America?
For small hospitals like Sparta, new technology offers the promise of improving care, but it can also rob the organization of its identity—a valuable commodity in rural communities where the hospital is often the biggest employer and the doctor is a neighbor.
Will This Summer Be Telehealth’s Last Stand?
But the six-month extension isn’t making things any easier for healthcare execs looking to plot long-term strategies. And while supporters are taking heart in the fact that Congress has consistently kept these programs in view, they also know that the cycle of kicking the can down the road has to end.
Improving the Call Center Interaction Experience for Patients
It’s a common thread in modern medicine: patients struggle to get care they need in a timely manner because they can’t reach their physicians. As we look for ways to improve communication between patient and provider, is there room for automation to pave the path between the two?
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 124 – Patient Expectations for 2025
On episode 124 of PSQH: The Podcast, Hari Prasad, CEO of Yosi Health, talks about patient expectations for 2025.
4 Keys to a Sustainable and Scalable Telehealth Platform
In describing their strategies and challenges, Higginson and Hunter outlined four considerations that every healthcare leader should address when developing a business plan for virtual care that is both sustainable and scalable.