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7 dos and dont’s to maximize a hospital’s RFID return on investment. “Radio frequency identification is a very powerful tool for hospital management. With its ability to identify tagged persons and objects individually, from distances of meters away, RFID can assist in equipment localization and protection, prevention and containment of hospital acquired infections, infant protection, and improvement of the patient experience and safety.”
Transforming Patient Care: The Role of AI-Powered Assistants
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
Open biomedical industry jobs in Ohio. “Ohio biomedical companies are hiring and are searching for employees to fuel the continued economic growth. Job seekers interested in exploring Ohio biomedical employment options should attend the Cleveland Biomedical Virtual Job Fair. Registration is now open. BioOhio estimates there are approximately 1,500 open bioscience jobs in Ohio, based on a survey of bioscience industry companies.”
Attack of the acronyms: PCORI and IPAB may doom new treatments. “With the verdict on Zelboraf positive but not unequivocally so, some observers have wondered whether Medicare’s prescription drug plans will cover it — and how private insurers will react. President Obama’s health reform law doesn’t offer much encouragement, for two primary reasons: its Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).”
Consent tool lets patients control who/what/when access to EMRs. “The current state of EHRs and HIEs is that data segmentation is very hard because of ambiguity in categorizing data elements, per the example I gave above. With the ONC data segmentation initiative, implementers will receive guidance so that providers and automated decision support tools can tag data as it is entered, enabling segmentation. Once data is segmented, we can then record patient privacy preferences for each segment.”
Online education and the healthcare professional. “The flexibility of online health degrees permits students to attend to other responsibilities and jobs while pursuing a degree. You can log on from anywhere and attend class – the one requirement for students is to have a functional computer with a strong Internet connection.”
Reducing Clinical and Staff Burnout with AI Automation
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.
Deanna Pogorelc is a Cleveland-based reporter who writes obsessively about life science startups across the country, looking to technology transfer offices, startup incubators and investment funds to see what’s next in healthcare. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Ball State University and previously covered business and education for a northeast Indiana newspaper.
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