Improving the Flow of Prior Authorization for Better Care
Prior authorization is a frequent pain point for both patients and providers. Frustration at delays of care grows as staff try to navigate complex processes and systems for prior authorization.
CEOs Are Learning They Can’t Stay on the Sidelines With AI
CEOs across all industries increasingly view AI as essential to their organizations’ future, but without hands-on experience, leaders risk missing out on how it translates into daily workflows.
Overcoming 4 Challenges in Telehealth Cybersecurity
Telehealth involves a vast amount of personal information, electronic health records, and financial data, making it a tempting target for cybercriminals. As use of these platforms grows more prevalent, providers should prioritize protecting confidential files and ensuring compliance to prevent breaches.
3 Ways Hospital Leaders Are Developing Talent Pipelines for an Enduring Workforce
As healthcare’s workforce crisis continues to evolve, hospital leaders recognize that the long game requires building talent pathways at every stage, from early education levels to medical staff leadership.
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.
Maintaining the Medication Cold Chain in a Large Ambulatory Practice
This article describes the process implemented at a large multi-specialty academic ambulatory practice located on the Gulf Coast of Florida to ensure that while the medications are being procured, stored, and/or transported to outreach locations the proper storage temperature is maintained.
Community Health Workers Generate Value at Health Systems and Hospitals. Here’s How.
The primary role of community health workers is helping health systems and hospitals address their patients’ social drivers of health. Unmet social needs such as food insecurity, housing instability, and transportation barriers impact clinical outcomes and key healthcare organization metrics such as hospital readmissions.
What Makes a Nurse Ready to Practice?
After getting hired for the first time, it takes time for new-to-practice nurses to get comfortable practicing autonomously in the workforce. However, new-to-practice nurses in 2025 have different needs and workflows than nurses of previous generations.
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.
Clinical Data Abstraction vs. Chart Review: Aligned, But Not Identical
Despite their shared reliance on medical records, chart review and data abstraction serve distinct purposes, follow different processes, and typically deliver very different results for patients and organizations.