ShiftMed, an online marketplace for W-2 healthcare workers, recently raised $200 million in funding. The company's platform allows providers to post their open shifts in hopes they will be filled by local nurses.
Researchers project that the U.S. healthcare industry will be short 2.1 million nurses by 2025. Including them in reimbursement models might be the most effective way to address nurses’ mass exodus from the profession, according to Rebecca Love, who is a nurse and the chief clinical officer of tech-enabled nurse staffing platform IntelyCare.
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Nurses face challenges that put themselves and their patients at risk. Using closed claim data, Coverys identified nursing risk trends. A full report, including recommendations, will be released this year.
While the Covid-19 pandemic is diminished with the introduction of vaccines, the need for a national license model is still prevalent as we face other serious health challenges like natural disasters and social conflict.
IntelyCare, a healthcare staffing solution for post-acute care, raised $45 million in equity and debt financing. The startup uses its software to match nurses with open shifts, adjusting pricing accordingly.
The company, Trusted Health, offers a technology employment platform that nurses can use to find flexible job opportunities as well as permanent staff positions.
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At JPM earlier this month, National Nurses United protested CHS and its CEO, Wayne Smith, who was speaking at the conference. But the union's protests in San Francisco are part of a larger effort to force CHS to change.
Regardless of the specific performance improvement task – whether it’s improving patient and staff safety or providing more efficient care – the ultimate success of a project comes down to the team.
According to a survey of more than 600 nurses conducted by LinkedIn last month, 25 percent of respondents said artificial intelligence will have the greatest negative impact on nursing, and only five percent believe it will have the greatest positive impact on the field.
The field of nursing informatics continues to grow. During a roundtable at HIMSS, three nurses touched on the significance of collaboration in nursing informatics, as well as tips to keep in mind while implementing digital tech.
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As the healthcare industry transitions, nurses will have a huge role in leading the charge to help patients tackling chronic disease to proactively manage their health and keep them out of the hospital.
"We're trying to turn the key in the brain that changes motivations," said Maureen Glynn, senior director of research and compliance for Care Innovations.
Startup RampUp Nursing is hoping that its new website — still in beta — can bust open the world of recruiting and placing nurses.
One of the most drastic changes resulting from the survey was the implementation of a formal dress code for RNs. In January, RNs began wearing pewter gray and white scrub uniforms embroidered with the Geisinger logo and the designation “Registered Nurse.”
The assault on usability of EHRs continues, though this time it comes not from physicians, but from nurses. And it makes sense, because nurses frequently are the ones responsible for the bulk of patient documentation.