The (Continuing) Evolution of the Hospital at Home Strategy
The CMS concept had more than its share of skeptics. Some criticized the complexity of the model, and the many rules tied to qualifying for Medicare reimbursement. Others questioned the disruption to patients and their families, amid the idea that providers were looking to recreate the hospital room in the home rather than develop a home-based hospital care program.
Michigan Hospital Adds Security Dogs to Boost Safety, Provide Comfort
University of Michigan Health-West has launched a K9 security program, introducing specially trained dogs and handlers who will enhance safety and bring comfort to patients, families, and staff. The new teams add another layer of protection while helping create a calm and welcoming environment for care.
The Pace Quickens in Adoption of AI Tools for Clinical Care
The health system is planning on adopting new AI tools that will improve provider experience. One will help providers prepare for a patient encounter by looking at a patient’s history and summarizing the patient’s chart, and another will help providers after a patient encounter with functions such as helping with coding.
How to Improve Onboarding of Advanced Practice Providers
In primary care, about 40% of Sentara Health’s clinician workforce consists of advanced practice providers. The health system is planning to increase that number, and they may surpass the number of physicians.
Independence Health System Tackles Workplace Violence
A study of outpatient physician clinics found that as many as 59.3% of physicians, 62.1% of nurses, 68.4% of receptionists, and 40.0% of technicians had experienced workplace violence. In 2023, the financial cost of workplace violence for hospitals was estimated at $18.27 billion, according to a study conducted by the American Hospital Association.
How ‘Top Gun’ and Technology Are Improving Patient Transfers
The so-called Top Gun initiative is a partnership between Mercy Health Toledo and Conduit Health Partners, the IT company launched out of the health system in 2018. The program creates a transparent tech platform that allows the health system to see into each hospital and coordinate non-emergency transfers, most often to Mercy Health-St. Vincent Medical Center, the network’s only Level One trauma center.
Do CIOs Need a New Virtual Care Strategy?
A new report from Sage Growth Partners finds that patient experience is moving quickly to the top of the list of strategic initiatives, and that executives are targeting virtual care and digital health as key channels to get in front of patients.
Finding True Value in AI for Smaller Health Systems
One tool that Dayton Children’s is embracing is ambient AI. The hospital became one of the first pediatric hospitals in the country to use the technology when it partnered with Abridge earlier this year to launch the tool.
How a Hospital Reduced CLABSI Incidents to Zero
CLABSI is one of the most common hospital-acquired infections. On an annual basis, CLABSIs are linked to thousands of deaths and result in billions of dollars of added costs for the healthcare system, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Exec: How to Succeed in Utilization Management
Utilization management includes determining whether services provided in the hospital setting should be provided in the outpatient setting instead, according to Jill O’Brien, CMO of Morton Hospital.