“If you can do it right, the hybrid model is one of the ways by which you can actually operationalize telehealth in a broader context,” said Sara Vaezy, chief strategy and digital officer for…
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The insidious burden of chronic disease has been growing for decades draining resources, expanding health inequalities and multiplying costs. Paul McGinness, chief executive, Lenus Health, explains how proactive pathway automation builds system resilience.It bears…
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During the early days of the pandemic, streets across the country were filled with cheers and banging pots as we all celebrated our heroic nurses on their way home. While those days in 2020…
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We recently commissioned a study conducted by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) that found provider staffing challenges and burnout appear exacerbated by sub-optimal use of automation technology coupled with rising consumer expectations.
Tellingly, the…
Some telling new statistics from the Qualtrics XM Institute’s latest research on customer-facing employees show healthcare workers are less likely than the global average to say their teams are understaffed (7% versus 11%).But these…
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The healthcare sector is struggling with staffing shortages. Travel nurses help bridge the gaps, enabling healthcare facilities to maintain service levels. While the use of travel nurses has been necessary, it has led to…
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How Healthcare is Using AI to Address the Staffing ShortageBy Ed Ricks
Ed Ricks, MHA is managing director of healthcare consulting for Baker Tilly US of Chicago, IL.
One of the greatest challenges…
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Meeting ever-increasing and frequently-changing prior authorization requirements is a pronounced challenge for healthcare organizations and their vendors at this point in time. The widely publicized staffing shortages only add to the burden on healthcare…
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What You Should Know:– A new report from KLAS finds that several midsize and large healthcare customers have broadly adopted SAP’s platform and appreciate how robust the tools can be.– Customer feedback around the…
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The healthcare industry is in desperate need of nurses — and fast. Chances are this isn’t news to you. You’ve seen the countless headlines covering the impact the pandemic has had on nurses, and how that nursing shortage has impacted employment numbers, healthcare facilities, and patient care.
Nurses are burnt out. They’re stressed, exhausted, and struggling to find adequate mental health support. But the pandemic isn’t the only issue to blame. Experts are predicting that over 1 million RNs will likely retire by 2030, which will only add to the heaviness of the nursing shortage. An overly-stressed out and aging workforce of…
