EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 1/11/24 – HIStalk
Masks are back on at my local hospitals. Our area is seeing a surge of COVID, influenza, and RSV patients. We’re seeing full intensive care units. Nursing exhaustion is approaching pandemic levels.
Across the…
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From Chaos to Calm: How ER Scheduling Could Help Fix Emergency Care Challenges
Sridhar Yerramreddy, CEO & Founder of Steer Health
Staffing shortages and rising costs leave ERs in chaos and even force some hospitals to shut down money-losing emergency departments altogether. Chaotic or closed emergency rooms not…
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Risk Prediction Model Forecasts Intensive Care Unit Admission, Survival
By Shania Kennedy
January 10, 2024 – Researchers have developed a risk score to predict intensive care unit (ICU) admission and ICU survival among community-dwelling older adults, according to a study published in Health Science Reports.
The…
Telehealth, High-Speed Internet Access May Not Close Care Gaps
By Anuja Vaidya
January 09, 2024 – New research indicates that expanding access to telehealth services and high-speed internet may not close gaps in primary care utilization, as higher telehealth uptake was linked to groups with…
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Uber Health, Socially Determined Strike Partnership – MedCity News
Uber Health is teaming up with Socially Determined, a social risk analytics and solutions company, the companies announced Monday. The partnership aims to support patients in need with supplemental benefits like transportation, food and…
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Documentation Completeness and Nurses’ Perceptions of a Novel Electronic App for Medical Resuscitation in the Emergency Room: Mixed Methods Approach
Background: Complete documentation of critical care events in the accident and emergency department (AED) is essential. Due to the fast-paced and complex nature of resuscitation cases, missing data is a common issue during emergency…
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Replacing Crash Bleeps – The Time Has Come | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Hannah Parrish, Marketing Executive at Alertive
Improving coordination among hospital staff helps reduce the risk of communication errors (70% of sentinel events are caused by poor communication), positively…
Physicians Bear the Greatest Inpatient EHR Messaging Load
By Hannah Nelson
January 02, 2024 – Inpatient EHR messaging patterns differ by role, with medicine providers sending and receiving 2.8 and 3.1 times the average daily messaging volume compared to other groups, according to a…
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EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 12/28/23 – HIStalk
As we expected, coming out of the Thanksgiving holiday and moving towards Christmas, emergency department and hospital visits for respiratory viruses were on the rise. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control…
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FirstHealth of the Carolinas solves access problem with Virtual Provider program
Access to providers is a challenge across healthcare. The industry faces severe provider shortages – exacerbated by a terrible burnout problem.This is not news. But finding successful solutions to access problems is. And that…
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