Patient care and Information
In this Members in Action podcast, Julia Resnick, Senior Program Manager at the AHA, is speaking with Dr. Nancy Guinn, medical director of Presbyterian at Home and Dr. Elizabeth de Pirro, medical director of hospital at home and complete care. They will be discussing how Presbyterian is improving…
Reimagining the High-Reliability Organization in the Age of AI
To care for patients with opioid use disorder, a multidisciplinary team at Dell Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas, initiates treatment and recovery using buprenorphine, then helps transition follow-up care to an outpatient clinic.
The novel coronavirus global pandemic upended hospitals and hospital laboratories when it penetrated the US.
What if you could "flex up" your med-surg units to increase capacity, not only for COVID-19 care but also for future situations where patient demand is unpredictable?
In the fight against Clostridioides difficile (C. diff; formerly known as Clostridium difficile), hospitals have become
extra vigilant about rapidly diagnosing and treating infected patients.
Burnout is a significant challenge for health care organizations, especially in rural hospitals that struggle with recruiting new clinicians.
OpenNotes is a growing movement to encourage greater access and transparency by allowing patients to see their care providers’ notes after visits and appointments. In this podcast, a panel of experts discuss what is gained by inviting patients to take a larger role in their own care.
When invited to play a larger role in their own care, many patients welcome the chance — and results show that patient engagement, in turn, improves outcomes.
More than two-thirds of air ambulance transports for patients with private insurance were out-of-network in 2017, putting patients at financial risk for the difference charged, according to a report released yesterday by the Government Accountability Office