The Right ID: How Patient Matching Can Support Better Care
Like many health systems developed through mergers and acquisitions, M Health Fairview sported consistent branding across what had previously been the Fairview Health and HealthEast Care systems, but it had a disparate array of back-end medical record systems behind the scenes.
Addressing Inequity
For Maria Hernandez, president and CEO of Impact4Health, an organization that provides training and support for health systems around health equity, physicians may face a unique challenge in addressing the biases that can lead to this uneven treatment.
Taking Hold of the Condition-Specific Virtual Coaching Opportunity
With chronic conditions accounting for seven of the top 10 causes of death worldwide and 90% of $3.8 trillion in U.S. annual healthcare costs, employers are wise to pay attention to this opportunity and look for ways to incorporate coaching into benefits packages.
Pediatric Telemedicine Gains Traction During Pandemic
One in five parents responding in a just-released C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health say their child had a virtual health visit over the past year for either check-ups, minor illnesses, mental health or a follow up – a marked increase in remote care for children.
Effective Communication: Foundation for Nurse Safety
By Vocera Communications Over the past year, as we’ve all seen how nurses impact the health and healing of our world, we’ve also seen them embrace the mantra “Never Again” and leave the profession at unprecedented rate. The need for change is clear. We must heed the call from all corners to listen to, support, … Continued
Don’t Change Policies Yet on Masking Inside Your Facility
The CDC’s recent new guidance to the general public that fully vaccinated people do not have to wear masks indoors does not apply to healthcare settings, warns the American Hospital Association (AHA).
Clean Hands, Clear Communication: How Nurse Leaders Ushered in Hand Hygiene Tech Tools
Initiating culture change that comes with new technology—even one as small as hand sanitizing—requires engagement and buy-in by nurse leaders, Cox says. Leaders need to be fully engaged in and believe in the project in order to fully support it. It also requires clear communication.
National Nurses Week Resources From PSQH
As National Nurses Week wraps up, we want to salute the valuable and courageous work done by nurses at all levels of care. We highlighted the efforts of nurses this week and will continue to do so.
Nurses Key to Achieving Health Equity Over Next Decade
By 2022, all state and federal policy changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that expanded scope of practice should be made permanent, along with telehealth eligibility, insurance coverage, and equal payment for services provided by nurses, says The Future of Nursing 2020–2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity.
Sustaining the Success of Telehealth
During the Health Experience Design 2021 conference, Dennis Mihale, MD, chief medical officer for Upward Health, discussed lessons learned not only as an early adopter of telehealth in general, but also by having that advance familiarity when COVID-19 forced healthcare organizations across the world to reconsider their approach to telehealth.