The Exec: Good Clinical Care and Sustainable Finances Are Compatible
CMOs can help boost a health system’s financial sustainability while simultaneously promoting care quality and access, according to the new CMO of Cedars-Sinai Health System.
Sentara Health, Cleveland Clinic Making Significant Strides in Sepsis Care
Sepsis is the body’s extreme reaction to an infection that can result in tissue damage and organ failure. Annually in the United States, there are at least 1.7 million adult hospitalizations for sepsis and at least 350,000 deaths from the condition, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Faster Alerts Help PIH Health Transform
By Inovalon Manual infection tracking was slowing down the PIH Health team and putting patients at risk. At this community hospital in the greater Los Angeles area, infection preventionists (IPs) were still printing culture results, reviewing census lists, and determining isolation status one case at a time. Every decision required manual review, and every delay … Continued
Study: 75% of Nurses Say Understaffing is Jeopardizing Patient Safety
A recent survey of U.S. nurses found that patient safety is at risk due to understaffing and the demands of nursing are leading to burnout and mental health challenges.
The Exec: 3 Ways to Innovate in Emergency Medicine
Innovation in emergency medicine includes creating new clinical care pathways, improving how a health system or hospital delivers emergency care, making care better and safer, and extending the reach of emergency care into rural areas.
Evidence Mounts That AI Scribes Benefit Clinicians Including Decreased Burnout
AI scribes record an encounter between a clinician and a patient, then they produce a clinical documentation note for the electronic health record that can be used to craft care plans and provide information for billing claims sent to payers.
The Exec: Hamilton Medical Center CMO on Incremental Successes in Change Management
Beyond the strategy of pursuing change on a small scale, CMOs and other clinical leaders need to have stakeholder involvement and engagement as part of change management, according to Ricardo Perez, vice president and CMO of Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton, Georgia.
Waivers’ End Pushes Healthcare Leaders to Make Tough Decisions on Telehealth, Hospital at Home
Health system and hospital leaders are cutting telehealth and Hospital at Home programs following the expiration of pandemic-era CMS waivers, but that doesn’t necessarily mean those programs are gone for good.
A CMO’s Guide to Offering Home Health Services
After hospitalizations, the benefits of offering home health services beyond reducing readmissions include increasing patient satisfaction and providing services at a lower cost than services at a skilled nursing facility.
How OSF HealthCare Is Making the Case for Nursing Innovation at the Bedside
As the primary users of many technologies, nurses are in the unique position to be able to provide feedback on what is and isn’t working, and how to grow initiatives that will improve overall care quality and outcomes. It’s up to CNOs to foster innovation at the bedside and to provide nurses with opportunities to be at the forefront of change in their health systems.