The Biden Administration has proposed significant updates to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 rule. The rule, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance, updates…
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Technology has become embedded in almost every part of healthcare, and the ways we rely on it to help deliver care will only continue to increase. The days of clipboards at the bedside are…
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While breast cancer garners widespread attention, mental health awareness often lingers in the shadows when compared to other medical conditions. The two diseases stand at opposite ends of the spectrum of diagnosis, treatment and…
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Understanding how artificial intelligence (AI) fits into the future of a healthcare organization is a challenge at a level that most leaders have never faced and are not prepared for. Both clinicians and administrators…
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The fall and winter months present the healthcare system with a unique challenge: the simultaneous outbreak of influenza, Covid-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a “tripledemic” that dominated last year’s headlines. Now, as healthcare…
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AI, and particularly generative AI, remains a provocative topic in healthcare, with many speculating on the potential for this technology to transform everything from medical billing to clinical drug trials. A McKinsey report from…
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Just like clinicians who specialize in an area of medicine, healthcare’s tech problems need specialized solutions. That’s because the industry doesn’t have a single general issue to solve, healthcare has many discrete issues to…
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With the advent of the latest technologies and software, including generative artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality, ChatGPT, and others, organizations are racing to find purpose and use for these new tools in fear of…
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Seven neonatal intensive care units serve the entire state of Oregon. One of those NICUs, a Salem Health facility, is the only one of its kind serving both Marion and Polk Counties, a region…
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One of the major lessons learned during the pandemic is that hospitals and medical facilities are not always the safest places to recover, especially for seniors and those living with chronic conditions. Compounding this…
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