AI and Medication Adherence: Training Tech on Bad Behaviors
Gentry Health Services, an Ohio-based specialty pharmacy, is rolling out a technology platform designed to connect patients with peer support to ensure they follow doctors’ orders on medication management.
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.
Designing Calm Spaces in Pediatric Healthcare: Supporting Safety and Emotional Wellbeing
Pediatric patients are often more sensitive to noise, lighting, and unfamiliar surroundings, making them vulnerable to stress during visits or hospital stays. Thoughtful design of calming spaces is not just about aesthetics; it supports patient safety, promotes emotional regulation, and improves the overall care experience.
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.
How to Create a Compelling Educational Webinar
This is a comprehensive guide and checklist for creating and producing a compelling webinar that attracts the right audience, engages participants during the session, and connects with and converts them afterward—with a specific focus on solutions that reduce healthcare-associated infections, enhance patient safety, and improve clinical outcomes.
Virtual Care Scores a Big Win in Diabetes Prevention
The proposal is a huge win for telehealth advocates and healthcare providers who want to reach more people at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, especially those who have problems accessing in-person treatment.
Rural Emergency Rooms Are Increasingly Run Without Doctors
Emergency medicine researchers and providers believe ERs, especially in rural areas, increasingly operate with few or no physicians amid a nationwide shortage of doctors.
Infection Prevention That Pays Off: Making the Case for Universal Nasal Decolonization
Karen Hoffmann RN, MS, BSN, CIC, FAPIC, FSHEA Connie Steed MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC Infection prevention and control programs are essential to patient safety, but too often they’re viewed as cost centers rather than strategic assets. How can healthcare systems reposition IP programs as value-generating initiatives? In this Q&A, industry veterans and former APIC presidents … Continued