Quality and Safety
End-of-shift handoffs pose a substantial patient safety risk, and have been linked with delays in diagnosis, medication errors and longer stays.
In 2017, more than 119,000 bloodstream staph infections occurred and 20,000 people died from them. What's more, a rise in the infections could be due to rampant opioid use.
In an effort to elevate the infosec dialogue, John Muir Health CISO Tom August created a bingo card that includes terms such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, DevSecOps and threat hunting.
AI and cloud computing can open new fields for big data, analytics and research on large multimodal cohorts, according to Arterys CEO Fabien Beckers.
Investing in social determinants of health holds the potential to provide ROI in the form of fewer readmissions-based penalties.
Special Agent M.K. Palmore explains how healthcare organizations can get involved with the FBI to tackle cyber-security threats.
Documentary filmmaker Robyn Symon explains the causes of physician burnout and suicide and the need for systemic solutions at the Health 2.0 Annual Fall Conference.
Grant will create, expand patient care programs and staff initiatives to reduce stress, support emotional health, address physician burnout.
The organization says healthcare professionals represent the second largest group to have contacted their legal defense fund for help after arts, entertainment workers.
Neil Gomes, Chief Digital Officer at Jefferson Health, says he wants on his IT team creative and curious people who like to solve problems and want to know that what they've done is actually working.