There's been a recent wave of nurse strikes, but Theresa Brown — a nurse and New York Times bestselling author — said she's never met a nurse who happily embraces striking. Nurses only strike when it's the only option left to protect patients and deliver quality care, she declared.
Hydreight recently launched an updated app so that the hundreds of nurses on its platform can have a more streamlined experience. Often referred to as "Uber for nurses," the platform allows nurses be their own boss and work as independent 1099 contractors.
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.
Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque has recently established a virtual nursing program using Care.ai's technology. The solution enables virtual nurses to handle patient care and administrative tasks that don’t require physical proximity. Lovelace is adopting the technology to mitigate the nurse shortage and burnout crisis.
Healthcare institutions must make clear their seriousness about employee mental health support and overall wellbeing and take decisive actions to make things better.
About 21,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses in Northern California ratified a new four-year contract — one that includes provisions for a 22.5% wage increase, improved staffing and more. The contract's approval comes about two weeks after Kaiser reached an agreement with California Nurses Association to avert what would have been the biggest private sector nurses strike in American history.
The program aims to improve work environments for nurses and remove the stigma associated with asking for mental health care. The curriculum will focus on ways to identify and reduce stress before it escalates. While it will help all nurses, the program is especially geared toward nurses of color and those under the age of 35.
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.
About 22,000 nurses and nurse practitioners reached a tentative agreement with Kaiser Permanente, averting what would have been the biggest private sector nurses strike in American history. These workers have been in negotiations since June, but they will soon vote to ratify a new four-year contract, which includes provisions for a 22.5% raise, increased nurse staffing and more.
LG launched the first solution to come from its collaboration with Amwell. The product, called the Carepoint TV Kit 200L, is in beta testing but will soon be sold to hospitals to help clinicians virtually connect to patients’ rooms. Powered by Amwell’s Converge platform, the product is aimed at helping clinicians more easily engage with patients amid healthcare's workforce shortage crisis.
Via AI-enabled RPM, healthcare organizations can reduce stress and burnout for nurses and clinical staff, an especially important consideration in a time of widespread healthcare staff shortages that are expected to continue.
Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic partnered with mental health software provider Neuroflow last August to mitigate healthcare's burnout crisis by providing its nurses with the Philadelphia-based startup’s technology. A year later, the partners are saying more hospitals should roll out initiatives like this, as nurses who utilized NeuroFlow saw a quick and positive impact on their mental wellbeing.
Gabby Everett, the site director for BioLabs Pegasus Park, offered a tour of the space and shared some examples of why early-stage life science companies should choose North Texas.
No matter how many well-earned bonuses, vacations, massages, or wellness apps are offered to employees, if they step into a damaging environment every day, nothing will meaningfully change. We must definitively and mercilessly confront the oppressive systems and circumstances in which they work.
We have witnessed several people die alone during the pandemic without their family members or loved ones being beside them due to hospital regulations. Can VR and holograms reduce the emotional burden for families, patients and clinicians in future crises when patients can't be with their loved ones?
The survey, released Thursday by National Nurses United, polled 2,575 registered nurses. Hospital RNs also reported that their hospitals are still not adequately prepared for a Covid-19 surge.
Throughout this pandemic, out of necessity, we changed the way we practice medicine. It is my belief that we can use these new practices to create a better system that provides more support and focus on nurse well-being, career development and collaboration, without sacrificing patient care.
Health systems must seek digital solutions that make the most of existing staff while also prioritizing their wellbeing. A platform that uses sophisticated math and intelligent, continual learning algorithms can unlock value for hospitals, staff and patients.