Using Measurement-Based Care to Turn Patient Data Into Treatment
At Ascension Illinois, care providers are using Measurement-Based Care (MBC) to improve outcomes in behavioral health treatment. The strategy is based on collecting information throughout treatment to assess outcomes, then modifying care management plans to improve treatment.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 51 – How to Protect Against Third-Party Security Breaches
On episode 51 of PSQH: The Podcast, Richard Bird, chief product officer at SecZetta, talks about the risks of security breaches from third-party care providers.
Defeating Diagnostic Deserts in Conflict Zones and at Home
A pilot project has brought together American and Canadian doctors to remotely train medical personnel in Yemen on patient diagnosis using a portable ultrasound device. Bridge to Health Medical and Dental, an organization empowering low-resource settings to establish low-cost, sustainable solutions for care, teamed up with Butterfly Network to use the latter’s portable ultrasound to help providers improve care for their patients.
Integrating Safety Technology Benefits Hospitals…and Patients
Doctors and nurses may be preoccupied with threats of violence from irate patients or visitors, staff working the night shift may dread the long walk to a remote parking garage, and hospital administrators may be worried about uncontrolled access to valuable equipment and prescription drugs. All of these concerns distract from the mission of any hospital or healthcare facility: the critical work of healing.
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.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 50 – Using Technology to Improve Senior Care
On episode 50 of PSQH: The Podcast, Janet Dillione, CEO of Connect America, talks about how technology can improve senior care.
Intermountain Expands its Inpatient Remote Monitoring Program
The Salt Lake City-based health system is using the money to purchase 70 camera and microphone units, which will be posted in inpatient rooms in Intermountain hospitals throughout the state. The video feed is monitored by clinical staff in Salt Lake City, giving those smaller, rural hospital an extra set of eyes and ears and an on-demand link to providers in an emergency.
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.
AHA to Hospitals: Be Prepared for Attack from Russian Cyber Hackers
In a recent blog post, the AHA said that the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) had released a joint cybersecurity advisory to warn that hackers had gained network access to some organizations by exploiting default multifactorial authentication (MFA) protocols and a known vulnerability of a Windows print spooler.
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.