Ophir Ronen, CEO of CalmWave is looking to solve the problem of alarm fatigue in the ICU, by building predictive models.  An estimated 771 alarms per bed, per day were measured at peak at John Hopkins and other locations, according to Ronen. This is untenable for both clinicians and to patients who are trying to […]

Oak Street Health, a network of value-based primary care centers based in Medicare, and kidney management company Interwell Health have announced the launch of OakWell, a joint venture to offer primary care to end-stage kidney disease patients directly in the dialysis center.  WHY THIS MATTERS

Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have reintroduced the Rural Hospital Support Act, which has drawn support from the American Hospital Association. The AHA applauded the bill’s efforts to modify and extend some Medicare payments to rural hospitals.

Accenture Chief Medical Information Officer Dr. Cecil Lynch previews his HIMSS23 talk on genomics in healthcare, its worth in value-based care and how to make translational medicine available to clinicians.

Nurse/patient ratios in hospital maternity departments are oftentimes inconsistent with national nurse staffing standards, especially in departments that care for high-risk patients, according to a new study in Nursing Outlook.