The impact of clinician burnout has been a top story for years, heightened by the extra stress and burden of the pandemic, costing the U.S. healthcare system about $4.6 billion annually. And, by some estimates, 47%…
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When I certified, one of the major components of the clinical informatics board exam curriculum was public health informatics. As a family physician, I understand the value of public health, and especially after the…
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HIMSS has revealed it will open a new global headquarters in Rotterdam this summer.The announcement was made by HIMSS president and CEO Hal Wolf during today’s keynote speech at the HIMSS23 European Health Conference…
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In the more than three years since the Covid-19 pandemic began, hospitals across the country are still feeling the negative financial effects. On top of this, inflation is adding additional pressure on hospitals to…
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One of the things to cause most sleepless nights and collective head-scratching in the healthcare industry over recent years has been the global workforce crisis. Pre-pandemic it was already chronic, with countries at all stages…
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Virtual nursing has been getting an increasing amount of attention in healthcare, especially with telemedicine entering the mainstream during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.Baptist Health has a successful virtual nursing program up and running,…
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It’s a challenging time to be a young person. Study after study has shown that stressors such as social media, bullying, loneliness and the pandemic are causing and exacerbating a wide array of mental…
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By Mark Melchionna
June 06, 2023 – Following a slight decline in February, telehealth use increased slightly in March at the national level and in two United States census regions, according to the FAIR Health Monthly…
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By Mark Melchionna
June 05, 2023 – A report from the University of Washington Center for Health and Workforce Studies showed that although there was limited information about how medical assistants (MAs) use telehealth, researchers found…
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Health data startup Komodo Health announced Vikas Mehta is joining the company as its chief financial officer. Mehta previously held the position of CFO at Nike Direct during the pandemic and had finance-related roles…
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