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.
Opportunities for Change with TEAM
As the implementation of the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) grows closer, hospitals must continue to move from awareness into execution. Some hospital leaders struggle with the approaching deadline, while early adopters are figuring out how data infrastructure will make or break their performance during TEAM’s five-year window.
A Closer Look at Maintaining Hospital Mattresses and Surfaces
By Matt Phillion Here’s a sobering statistic: a recent study of 423 EMS deliveries found that only 55% of stretcher surfaces were disinfected. With 155 million people admitted to the emergency department (ED) every year, these surfaces are a hot spot for potential contamination. Meanwhile, 50% of all foam surfaces in acute care are compromised … Continued
CNOs: Here’s How to Optimize Emergency Department Nursing
Crowded emergency rooms and workplace violence are big obstacles that get in the way of providing safe and efficient care delivery, and it’s the CNO’s responsibility to make sure that the ED nurses are prepared to handle as many different scenarios as possible.
CMOs Need to Brace for More High-Risk Pregnancies. Here’s How.
High-risk pregnancies are increasing, and CMOs need to put resources in place to address them. Hospitals in Florida are forecasting a 14.5% increase in high-risk pregnancies over the next decade, and the trend is expected to be nationwide.
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.
Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences and Endometriosis
A new study has found that women who experienced childhood adversity are twice as likely to be diagnosed with endometriosis—findings that add to the growing body of evidence linking early life trauma with chronic, and often undiagnosed, inflammatory conditions.