Deployment of artificial intelligence for point-of-care clinical decision support is in its nascency. Despite the media attention and proliferation of AI studies, translation to clinical practice is rare. Little evidence exists on best practices…
Continue Reading
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…
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…
Continue Reading
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…
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…
Continue Reading
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…
Continue Reading
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…
Continue Reading
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…
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…
Continue Reading
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…
Continue Reading
