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Telehealth can offer a wide range of benefits to both patient populations and healthcare providers. However, a recent evaluation of 145 studies by the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) revealed 5 things that stood out: ICU mortalities and length of stay decreased with remote ICU consultations. The amount of time patients spent in […]

As many hospitals grapple to keep up the rapidly changing technological landscape, supply chain management has emerged as a guiding force for cutting costs, enhancing data management capabilities and improving efficiencies. Specifically, five trends have emerged in healthcare overall including: Consolidation Cost reduction Distribution model changes Supplier model changes Data-driven decision making When considering these

Last week, a hospital in Florida announced it would be joining the ranks of several other industry leaders as they incorporate command centers equipped with artificial intelligence into their operations. The integration of AI into these command centers allows hospitals to apply algorithms to their existing technology systems in order to better coordinate patient care

A recent study published by the Journal of the American College of Surgeons explored the benefit of integrating smartphone applications into transitional care programs. In the study, forty vascular surgery patients were given iPhones equipped with an app called WoundCheck that allowed them to send pictures of their wounds to their healthcare providers. Providers were

Recently, discharge planning has been receiving increasing attention from healthcare providers in response to two fairly new Medicare payment guidelines namely, readmission penalties and value-based reimbursement. Under Medicare’s value-based reimbursement, it is imperative that healthcare organizations increase patient engagement by ensuring patients are properly managing health conditions and in turn reducing readmission rates to satisfy

On Monday June 11th, the VA rolled out its telehealth services designed to make healthcare more accessible for veterans and Medicare recipients. More specifically, experts anticipate that the increased coverage of telehealth services will result in “better access, better outcomes, increased convenience for patients and their families, the ability to “touch” patients whose location or

As the world of healthcare grows increasingly complex, no one understands the value of time efficiency more than healthcare leaders. Below are seven tips on ways to maximize organizational alignment without taking your teams away from the floor. Create a framework- avoid meetings that last longer than necessary by having participants organize their agendas into

In the article “Will the Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Impact Your Job?” we began to discuss some of the implications of artificial intelligence and what that might mean for healthcare. While we touched on some of the disruptive effects it may have on employment, the implications of machine learning span far beyond staffing

In the competitive world of healthcare, employee turnover can be a huge challenge for leaders who don’t want to lose talent. While every team deals with attrition due to career growth or relocation, nurse leaders must also pay particular attention to a unique concern among nurses, staff bullying, a contributing factor to the all-too-common workplace

We’ve all seen movies and headlines in the news warning about what the potential consequences of AI, or artificial intelligence, might be on the labor force from automated cars that replace taxi drivers to advanced office support systems capable of replacing accountants. Have you ever thought about what its impact might be on your job?