The impending departures of NHS England’s transformation director Tim Ferris, chief operating officer Sir David Sloman, and chief nursing information officer Natasha Phillips will leave behind a worrying power vacuum. By Rachel Murphy, Silver…
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Security remains a top priority for healthcare leaders, especially as connected medical devices cause environments to grow more complex and organizations look to digitally enabled solutions such as virtual nursing to augment strained workforces.
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The multi-award-winning Bedside Equipment Alarm Monitoring System (BEAMS) recently installed on a ward at Leeds Children’s Hospital has significantly reduced alarm response times.The number of alarms taking more than five minutes to respond to…
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Lindsey Klein, Chief Strategy Officer at QGenda
How do we attract good nurses? More importantly: How do we keep them?
Those questions have reverberated throughout hospitals and health systems nationwide lately—but they’re not new. Even before…
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By Mark Melchionna
May 22, 2023 – Fredericksburg, Virginia-based Mary Washington Healthcare has implemented a virtual nursing program at Stafford Hospital to enable registered nurses (RNs) to work from a virtual operations command center and remotely…
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In this heartfelt message from members of the HIMSS Nursing Informatics Committee, we honor and celebrate the immeasurable contributions of nursing leaders worldwide. Learn more about the committee: https://bit.ly/3oaNcMu.#NursesMonth #NursingInformatics…
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Natasha Phillips, the national chief nursing information officer, has become the latest departure from NHS England.Digital Health News learned of Dr Phillips’ departure today from sources close to NHS England. Her departure comes less…
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The following is a guest interview with Romina Elias, Healthcare Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, and Jeff Kenkel, Global CTO for Life Sciences and Edge at Dell Technologies
The digital transformation of the healthcare industry is on…
The CDC recommends that healthcare facilities assess risks, consider stakeholder input and local metrics, and use their discretion to determine when and how to implement universal masking. The guidelines no longer depend on the…
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Virtual Nursing’s Impact on Patients, Clinicians and Health SystemsVirtual clinical workflows can have a tremendous positive impact on patient and clinician experiences.
Patients benefit from improved nurse-to-patient ratios, faster clinical intervention and a second layer…
