Healthcare organizations across the U.S. are under tremendous pressure as the growing need for nurses outpaces a shrinking workforce. There have been unprecedented challenges from the large, aging baby boomer population. Nurses are also getting older, with a median age of 52 — 4.7 million are projected to retire by 2030.
“None of us are going to have the complement...
Hospital-level acute care provided at home is not a new concept, and in parts of the world with single-payer healthcare systems, models have existed for decades. In the U.S., Johns Hopkins Medicine has pioneered the "hospital at home” model since the 1990s, but programs were still limited for decades after.
In 2020, as a response to the flood of patients...
Computer scientists are familiar with Moore’s law, which refers to the observation that computer processing power doubles roughly every two years. To most people, that probably seems like an impressive rate of technological expansion. But ask Mihailo Kaplarevic for his thoughts on the subject and he tends to view it from a different perspective.
“Moore’s law is rather slow-paced compared...
Telesitting technology can play a crucial role in mitigating the impact of staff shortages and burnout among nurses and other clinical staff. As telesitting evolves with the integration of new technologies and artificial intelligence (AI), it can do more to improve clinical efficiencies and patient experiences.
Patients who are fall or safety risks need someone watching them to ensure their...
Healthcare organizations have a lot of identity-related needs. One midsize health system could have an average of 500 to 600 applications in use, and that number skyrockets for larger organizations.
An identity opens an attack surface for threat actors to exploit. And with 82 percent of data breaches involving a human element, such as social engineering, according to Verizon’s 2022...
In less than a decade, social determinants of health (SDOH) have evolved from a new concept into a core strategic imperative for healthcare providers, payers and government health agencies alike.
Few question the importance of addressing the nonclinical factors that impact health on an individual and population level. However, organizations often face obstacles in gathering relevant SDOH data, preparing it...
As the healthcare industry prepares for the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard to replace HL7, many healthcare organizations are facing integration headwinds ranging from cost of application programming interface (API) implementation to security concerns.
According to a recent HealthTech Twitter poll of health IT leaders, cost is the top barrier to implementation, while others cited a lack of qualified...
Over the course of a year, UC Davis Health may see more than 1 million clinic or office visits as it serves patients across Sacramento and Northern California.
Providing care for diverse communities has kept the academic health system at the leading edge. “It’s not that innovation drives diversity, equity and inclusion. It’s the other way around. DEI is driving...
As part of their ongoing efforts to help healthcare organizations prevent cyberattacks, the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a new cybersecurity advisory (CSA) warning health IT leaders about a recent ransomware threat known as Zeppelin.
The threat is a Ransomware as a Service attack derived from the Delphi-based Vega malware family. From 2019 through at least June...
