Leapfrog Defends Hand Hygiene Standard After Concerns Raised by APIC
The Leapfrog Group defended its hand hygiene observation requirement but will re-evaluate it after a leading infection prevention association insisted Leapfrog’s standard misinterprets accepted guidance.
The Exec: New CMO Shares Keys to Success in Service Line Management
The keys to success in operating an effective service line include identifying a physician leadership team and ensuring that there is a clear vision for the service line, according to Anthony Altobelli, MD, CMO of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset.
How AI is Changing the Data Management Playbook
For Roopa Foulger, VP of Digital and Innovation Development at OSF HealthCare, the key is establishing a data governance chain of command and protocols. The Illinois-based health system has a data stewardship group in place to watch not only how data is used within the network, but also how it’s managed with vendors and payers.
3 Essential Trends that CMOs Must Follow in 2025
Key takeaways from the CMO Exchange include adoption trends for artificial intelligence tools in clinical care, advice for policy management and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reporting, and successful strategies for reducing physician burnout.
Can Dogs Really Sniff Out Cancer?
Hackensack Meridian Health has entered a partnership with SpotitEarly to study the early detection of breast cancer with cancer sniffing dogs combined with artificial intelligence technology.
Integrating AI Into Clinical Care: It’s All About Efficiency
While AI promises to ease workflows for stressed clinicians and improve patient care, getting to that point takes a lot of time and patience. And a good understanding of what generative technology should and shouldn’t be doing.
3 Essential Components for AI and Virtual Nursing Adoption
As AI and virtual nursing become industry standards, CNOs and other healthcare leaders must develop strategies to overcome obstacles and ensure the sustainability of the technology.
A Guide to Addressing Physician Burnout and Wellness for CMOs
Physician burnout is a top concern for CMOs and other clinical leaders across the country. Physician burnout has been linked to quality care problems such as medical errors and is a driver of physician turnover.
Heat, Workplace Violence Rulemakings Still on OSHA’s Agenda
OSHA rulemakings on heat injury and illness prevention and workplace violence in healthcare and social services remain on the list of the agency’s regulatory actions, according to a Department of Labor (DOL) regulatory agenda notice published September 22.
3 Hot Topics in Managing and Deploying Advanced Practice Providers
With growing shortages of physicians in many specialties, advanced practice providers have become essential members of care teams in the inpatient and outpatient settings.