Let’s Talk About Robotics in Nursing
As robotics technology enters the healthcare industry, CNOs must be prepared to help their nurses adjust as robotic assisted procedures and robotics-enhanced workflows become more common.
The Exec: How to Promote High Reliability in the Hospital Setting
Establishing high reliability at a hospital requires leadership discipline and cultural commitment, according to the new CMO of Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California.
How a Chief Product Officer Can Address Healthcare’s Technology Gap
Healthcare has long sought to use technology to improve clinical care, starting with the EHR and now embracing the AI movement, but all too often that technology has thrown up a barrier between patients and their care teams.
How This Hybrid Nurse Practitioner Program Is Bolstering the Workforce Pipeline
According to Dr. Megan O’Neil, program director of the Family Nurse Practitioner program at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, NPs play an expanding role in today’s healthcare landscape.
How to Achieve Readiness for Pediatric Patients in Emergency Departments
The study, which examined 4,840 emergency departments, estimates that the lives of 2,143 children could be saved annually if there was universal high ED pediatric readiness. The annual cost of achieving high pediatric readiness in emergency departments nationwide was estimated at $207 million.
Study: Telehealth Isn’t Just a Niche Solution
A new study out of the University of Utah, with support from the University of Michigan and the Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research, finds that nearly half of all telehealth visits across the country for Medicare patients is for something other than a behavioral health concern.
Press Ganey Launches Zero Harm 24/7 Initiative
Participating health systems will work to address the top 10 barriers to optimizing safety in healthcare by driving system change and elevating patient safety to the highest levels of strategic planning, resource allocation, and performance oversight.
Inpatient RPM Comes Into Focus at UT Health San Antonio
UT Health San Antonio, which partnered with digital health company Nesa on the RPM platform, mapped out all the workflows in advance and visited other health systems to gain a better understanding of what it would take to equip every patient room in the new hospital with the right technology.
Tug of War: Solutions and Setbacks to the Rural Healthcare Dilemma
CNOs in both rural and urban health systems need to strategize ways to get quality care to rural patient populations, and advocate for more investment in rural healthcare when opportunities such as the Rural Healthcare Transformation (RHT) Program arise.
The Exec: How CMOs Can Successfully Promote High Quality Care
The most important factor in promoting high quality is making sure every staff member is focused on that goal, according to the new CMO at Allegheny General Hospital.