Whenever one sees doctors or nurses with a stethoscope it’s usually draped around their neck or stuffed in a pocket. But one RN’s battle with a herniated disc and filling idle time led to a device that helps users clip stethoscopes onto the waistband of scrubs or trousers. Sarah Mott’s Cheshire, Connecticut business Nurseborn is, […]
The process of assessing patients’ prescriptions at arrival, transfer points and departure from a healthcare facility to ensure that nothing is missing or duplicated is a critical component of meaningful use. As hospitals go through the process of shifting what has traditionally been a paper-based process into an electronic one, they may still find that […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
There’s no doubt that nurse practitioners are getting a higher profile. Many states, especially where primary care physicians are few in number, have let nurse practitioners set up independent practices without a hospital or physician looking over their shoulder. But in states reviewing this legislation, the issue has spurred debate between those who believe physicians […]
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics came out with its June jobs report last week and, consistent with usual trends, healthcare jobs are booming. In June 2013 there were approximately 20,000 new healthcare jobs in the U.S., ¾ of which were in the ambulatory care sector and ¼ of which were in hospitals. Healthcare jobs […]
Simon Zhang, data analyst and former neurosurgeon, reports that there are now one million doctors and nurses in the US using the social networking site. What are they doing? Looking for a new job, commenting on particularly good insights from MedCityNews or complaining about long hours in one of these groups. Top 3 LinkedIn […]
For generations, bad behavior by doctors has been explained away as an inevitable product of stress or tacitly accepted by administrators reluctant to take action. But that time-honored tolerance is waning,
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
For every nine women nurses working in hospitals, doctors’ offices and clinics, there’s one man doing the same job. That ratio might seem pretty small, but it’s a lot higher than it was 30 years ago, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. “The aging of our population has fueled an […]
Hospital administrators in Washington, D.C., are furiously lobbying against a bill modeled on a California law that would require them to maintain a minimum nurse-to-patient ratio at all times. Nursing unions say the proposed Patient Protection A...
An endocrinologist has a fresh twist on gamification in health education: give nurses the chance to win time off by answering questions about in-patient diabetes care. Dr. Bradley Eilerman said that educating nurses improves the health of everyone in the hospital and helps them hold doctors accountable. “Insulin orders are frequently questioned in the hospital,” […]
A new initiative headed up by the Indiana Department of Labor is calling some attention to safety in healthcare facilities. Not patient safety though. It’s engaging businesses, labor and trade associations and schools to spread the word about best practices for healthcare worker safety. In the state, the rate of injury and illness among healthcare […]
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In the shift toward team-based healthcare, nurse practitioners and other non-MD healthcare professionals are taking on more responsibilities, and companies are responding with new resources and technologies to help them do their jobs. But how much of this new technology is being used with patients? HealthEd Academy asked 155 “health extenders” — that means nurses, […]
Here’s what we think we know about the influenza vaccine: it’s about 60 percent effective, and anyone working with patients should get it. But as more controversy unfolds around the mandatory vaccination policies being put in place by some hospitals, and the job losses that follow, there seems to be some important information missing. Let’s […]
Speaking of the Merck Health Innovation Fund … Merck & Co.’s strategic investment arm kicked off the year by leading a $20 million series C announced today by PatientSafe Solutions. The San Diego company makes PatientTouch, a point-of-care mobile device that helps nurses manage their clinical work flow, document and share patient information, and facilitate […]
Games have arrived and earned their place in healthcare. They are used as a teaching tool for medical schools residents to translate ideas into practice, to teach empathy and to improve on-the-job training. One Canadian company InVivo Communications developed an obstacle dodging game to show the role of the nurse as an action adventure hero […]
We prefer it when they’re the ones who give us our flu shots, and we’ll trust them to tell us what we’re supposed to do after leaving the hospital or doctor’s office. That’s probably because Americans think nurses are more honest and ethical than any other professionals, including doctors, pharmacists and even police officers, according […]