New budget up to complete Stage 1 rollout of WA’s EMR system
The state also pledged a full EMR rollout at Perth Children’s Hospital. Powered by WPeMatico
New AI tool predicts hospital discharge
It can help free up limited bed spaces and reduce ED pressures. Powered by WPeMatico
HHS Office for Civil Rights Enters Into $15000 Settlement Resolving … – HHS.gov
HHS Office for Civil Rights Enters Into $15000 Settlement Resolving … HHS.gov Powered by WPeMatico
Perfect Is the Enemy of Good, and So Is Narcan Misinformation
(MedPage Today) — On March 29, the FDA approved the first ever naloxone product (Narcan) for over-the-counter (OTC), non-prescription use, citing a goal of increasing access and availability of naloxone as part of their commitment to responding… Powered by WPeMatico
This FQHC slashed its patient no-show rate with AI in 3 months
Urban Health Plan tested eClinicalWorks’ healow prediction algorithm and increased its show rate for the patients most likely to miss their appointments by 154% with targeted interventions. Powered by WPeMatico
FirstHealth offers a powerful look at hybrid telemedicine in action
Many experts say a combination of in-person care with telehealth is the future of telemedicine. FirstHealth of the Carolinas shows how it’s done. Powered by WPeMatico
An Homage to Nurses, Everywhere
(MedPage Today) — As we head into National Nurses Week, it seems only fitting that we turn the focus to them and all their dedicated work to take care of our patients. We must sound out a call to help them find their place in creating the best… Powered by WPeMatico
‘Am I in the Right Profession?’: What We Heard This Week
(MedPage Today) — “I didn’t learn any history of Black nurses when I was in nursing school. I felt like, ‘am I in the right profession?\'” — Lucinda Canty, PhD, RN, one of the creators of a series of mini-documentaries capturing the experience… Powered by WPeMatico
The Patient Case Against Requiring Medical Chaperones
(MedPage Today) — A third person is just a third wheel in a trusting doctor-patient relationship. Yale-New Haven Hospital and affiliated clinics have a rule that a chaperone must be present for any examination of so-called “sensitive” areas… Powered by WPeMatico
You’re Ready for Your Patient to Leave the Hospital. But Are They Ready?
(MedPage Today) — The business of caring is a stressful one. Within the hospital, clinicians face an ever-increasing amount of pressure to do more with less, with our work held accountable to metrics and time pressures. Discharge from the hospital… Powered by WPeMatico