Every day in the U.S., 1 in 31 hospital patients contracts at least one healthcare-associated infection (HAI). In addition to these patient infections, healthcare workers themselves are extremely vulnerable to work-acquired infectious diseases.
The Covid-19…
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Dr. Gary Wietecha, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Med Tech Solutions
The reality of provider burnout – and the impact it has on healthcare organizations – has become a major industry pain point in recent…
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Made possible through pilot funding and informed by user experience research, Mayo Clinic’s Clinical Trials Beyond Walls initiative leverages telehealth, remote assessments and other hospital-at-home innovations to bring all or some trial aspects into…
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For about half a decade now, Americans have had the ability to receive controlled substances via telehealth because requirements were relaxed during the Covid-19 pandemic. This has greatly expanded access particularly for those in…
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Lindsay Dymowski Constantino, President — Centennial Pharmacy Services
Today’s healthcare consumers have high expectations regarding their patient experience. They want care to be more convenient, accessible, and affordable.
For providers looking to meet those expectations, telehealth…
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Ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations continue to soar. According to IT Governance USA, the healthcare sector reported 280 cyber incidents as of June 2024. At the halfway point of 2024, that figure represented 24% of…
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SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital is an inpatient and outpatient pediatric medical center based in St. Louis, Missouri. And Missouri has a serious healthcare problem – a massive behavioral health provider shortfall.THE PROBLEM
The…
It is evident that, in recent years, more and more people have turned to digital mental health services for help and support. These changes seem to be associated with two key reasons: the increase…
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EHR implementations are tremendous financial and operational undertakings with significant implications for healthcare organizations, their clinicians and staff, and ultimately, the patients they care for. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenges…
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Pharmacies have a people problem. Pharmacists – the nerve center of the operation – are working harder than ever to keep up, burning out and leaving the profession. Overburdened by swelling administrative tasks and…
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