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Guthrie Clinic Adds Virtual Care Hub to Address Nursing Shortage, Boost Patient Access and Safety
Discover how Guthrie Clinic's Pulse Center, a virtual care hub, reduced labor costs and nurse turnover while improving patient safety and satisfaction.
Innovative Rural Hospitals Think Beyond Tradition to Improve Access to Care
Whether it’s drones delivering medications or nurses driving virtual care on wheels, rural hospitals are innovating to close the gap between providers and patients.
How Health Care Is Evolving to Improve the Patient Experience
Michael Anne Kyle, R.N., MPH, Ph.D., an intensive care unit nurse and health policy expert, is leading a critical mission to simplify U.S. health care. Her research shows that patients often face “invisible costs” of time, stress and financial strain while trying to navigate the system.
Can Spatial Computing Transform Care Delivery?
Holoconnects' Holobox hologram displays a lifelike 3D image of the physician and fosters a sense of connection with medical professionals even when they cannot be physically present.
Virtual Multidisciplinary Rounds Cut Length of Stay, Costs
A new study published this month in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety finds that virtual MDRs combined with other interventions led to more than 60% of discharges being below the mean LOS at Yuma Regional Medical Center in Arizona and delivered other benefits.
Ochsner Revs Up National Remote Patient Monitoring Plan
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) got a huge lift during the pandemic as record numbers of Americans opted for connected care from the safety of their homes, but will this trend continue? Ochsner Health is betting it will.
Hospitals Prepare for Influx of Patients with Coronavirus
As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to challenge hospitals and health systems nationwide, many are responding with innovative solutions and new protocols to ensure patient safety. Leveraging telehealth services and moving testing and triage efforts associated with the new virus outside hospital walls, provider organizations are rapidly shifting initial points of care and the ways they engage with the public.
Need Help Evaluating Mental Health Apps? New AHRQ Brief Offers Direction
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) recently issued a technical brief, “Evaluation of Mental Health Mobile Applications” to aid providers, patients, payers and others to evaluate mental health and wellness mobile apps' safety and efficacy and what consumer protections they offer.
4 Ways Hospitals Can Reshape Their Future
The recently released AHA 2023 Environmental Scan provides a data and analysis snapshot of where the health care field has been and where it’s headed to help executives plot their path forward.
More Patients Are Hearing Bedside Voices — Without a Caregiver Present
With ever-increasing frequency, virtual assistant devices are finding their way into patient care. A recent report in STAT explains ways hospitals are finding new uses for these devices manufactured by Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft and others in areas like intensive care units and surgical recovery rooms. Some are imagining a future in which voice avatars like Alexa become a virtual member of the medical team.