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.
Is This the Healthcare Clinic of the Future?
As the nation’s senior population grows, healthcare providers are launching new care management platforms to improve access and outcomes. In Chicago’s south side, that comes in the form of a clinic exclusively for those 55 and older.
How CMOs Can Overcome Lack of 24/7 Physician Coverage of Emergency Rooms
The researchers found that 344 (7.4%) of the EDs did not have 24/7 attending physician coverage. The states with the highest percentages of hospitals where there was not 24/7 attending physician coverage of emergency departments were North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana.
Who’s Minding the Store on AI Governance?
According to the Sage survey, 83% of executives say AI can boost clinical decision-making and 75% say it can reduce inefficiency and, therefore, operational costs. But only 13% have a clear strategy for using AI in clinical care, and only 10% say they’re aggressively pursuing the technology.
New AMA Guidance on AI Adoption and Governance Is Essential for CMOs. Here’s Why.
With the expansion of AI tools in healthcare, having AI governance and adoption policies in place is important for CMOs and other healthcare leaders. The rapid pace of change in AI tool adoption in healthcare makes these policies essential, according to the AMA.
Self-Service Research Tool Empowers Clinicians in the ER and Beyond
UChicago Medicine has adopted a self-service data solution that allows clinicians, researchers, staff members, and administrators to engage with their own data to ask and answer their own questions as they seek to improve quality of care.
The Exec: Sentara CMO Shares Successful Strategies for Improving Care Access
Regarding advanced practice providers, nurses, social workers, and care managers, Sentara is actively looking at how the health system can maximize the use of those staff members in the ambulatory setting and hospital setting in more robust healthcare professional teams.
AI in Healthcare: Addressing the Reality of Hallucinations
The use of AI tools continues to grow as clinicians use them for everyday processes like the creation of chart notes and care plans. But what happens when AI gets the facts wrong, and how can that impact patient safety?
Using Telemedicine to Keep Care Local
This strategy could be a crucial lifeline for hospitals and health systems across the country, not to mention the virtual care industry. And it comes as several pandemic-era waivers that allow providers more leeway to use telemedicine are set to expire at the end of September, unless Congress takes action.
How HCA Healthcare Is Empowering Clinical Nurse Coordinators Through Innovation
Bedside nurses are the backbone of the healthcare industry, and it’s the CNO’s job to advocate for their needs and uplift their voices. This means giving nurse leaders on the frontline the resources they need to be efficient and effective.