These are the top 10 patient safety challenges in 2019
A report from ECRI Institute outlined the 10 biggest patient safety concerns, and diagnostic errors and improper management of test results in EHRs topped the list.
How are healthcare leaders working to change consumer behavior?
In an effort to alter consumer behavior, over a quarter of surveyed healthcare leaders are offering incentives for healthy behaviors, while 3.4 percent are turning to high deductible health plans. The finding comes from the 8th Annual Industry Pulse Report, a survey conducted by Change Healthcare and The HealthCare Executive Group.
Changes in Nurse Staffing Answer Clinician Demands
The ongoing nursing shortage facilitates high turnover rates since nurses know they won’t have difficulties finding new jobs. In order to retain and attract staff, it’s in a facility’s best interest to understand what nurses want.
What does the future of mobile tech use in hospitals look like?
According to a survey from Zebra Technologies, an expected 97 percent of bedside nurses and 98 percent of physicians will use mobile devices in the healthcare setting by 2022.
Here’s what CIOs will focus on in 2018
In June 2017, Spok surveyed 46 CHIME CIOs about their priorities in 2018, as well as other topics. The results show that technology and gaining buy-in are areas of increasing importance.
Mobile Heartbeat provides comprehensive solution to clinicians’ communication needs
This post is sponsored by Sprint and is the eighth article in a 12-part series on mobilizing healthcare for improved communication. Buying a smartphone just to make calls and send text messages is like purchasing a laptop just to use the word processor.1 So says Jamie Brasseal, vice president of sales and marketing for Mobile […]
The problems with charging racks and shared computers in hospitals
This post is sponsored by Sprint and is the seventh article in a 12-part series on mobilizing healthcare for improved communication. Charging racks – where users can charge their mobile devices – and shared computers have a place in the healthcare setting.1 But there are very few available today that have all the key components […]
Tackling Rising Drug Costs and Growing Popularity of GLP-1’s
See how Quantum Health is providing the steps to help their members tackle the cost of specialty medications and other drugs.
The pros and cons of BYOD (bring your own device)
This post is sponsored by Sprint and is the sixth article in a 12-part series on mobilizing healthcare for improved communication. Though it’s common for a doctor to use an iPad Mini to send a prescription to the pharmacy or whip out an Android smartphone to look up the latest medical research, have you ever […]
What are the best ways to handle care transitions?
This post is sponsored by Sprint and is the second article in a 12-part series on mobilizing healthcare for improved communication. In healthcare, care transitions occur during provider shift changes, when patients are transferred to different hospital departments and at patient discharge.1 During these care transitions, all of the patient’s pertinent medical information has to move […]