Despite investments in analytics, key patient attributes are often buried in a facility’s electronic health record.This was the challenge facing The Villages Health (TVH).
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.
Kathryn Kuttler, Darren Mann and Dr. Peter Haug of Intermountain Healthcare preview their HIMSS23 presentation about the ways a low-code framework built on FHIR benefits real-time decision support in the ER.
University of Michigan Health has identified that many members of its healthcare workforce are experiencing high levels of burnout, mirroring trends that are occurring among clinicians and healthcare staff around the country. This, said U-M Health, threatens workforce stability and the clinical mission.
Christopher Girardo, LSU Health Shreveport and Ochsner Health fellow, clinical informatics/PRN staff, pathology, previews his HIMSS23 dive into health IT’s part in combating sepsis.
MITRE’s executive director of global health security and biotechnology, Monique Mansoura, will lead a talk at HIMSS23 about responding to new health threats with help from real-world data.