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Nurses, the backbone of healthcare, typically have to deal with serious levels of burnout – the COVID-19 pandemic has made the problem that much worse: 61% of nurses have emotional and physical fatigue, according to a new survey of 226 nurses titled “Leading in Times of Crisis” by Inspire Nurse Leaders, a nursing education organization. […]
Two months ago, digital health behemoths Livongo and Teladoc Health announced their $18.5 billion merger under the name Teladoc following huge leaps in earnings for both companies. The deal, which is expected to be finalized by the end of the fourth quarter in 2020, builds upon the shared company culture at both organizations, said Teladoc […]
Rebecca Love is an experienced nurse and entrepreneur that works in healthcare innovation. She is a strong advocate of the importance of nursing for the advancement of healthcare and was the first Director of Nurse Innovation & Entrepreneurship in the US at the Northeastern School of Nursing – the founding initiative in the country designed to empower […]
When the pandemic struck, tech-savvy oncologists at the Royal Marsden Hospital (RMH), which specialises in cancer treatment, wanted to develop a new system to protect cancer patients from COVID-19 exposure. The oncologists asked their CIO, Lisa Emery, to help them develop software to pre-screen patients for the infection, before arrival at hospital, to protect immuno-compromised […]
Matthew Kull, who has served as Cleveland Clinic’s interim Chief Information Officer since November 2019, has been appointed to the role on a full-time basis. WHY IT MATTERS Kull joined Cleveland Clinic two years ago as associate CIO of the health system’s information technology division, and has been a key driver of its ongoing digital […]
With a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, drawn up as required by the 21st Century Cures Act, the agency puts forth its plan to help alleviate the burden of documentation and reporting requirements, and boost EHR usability. WHY IT MATTERS The strategic plan, developed by the Office of the […]
FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2020 — The national radiologist workforce is becoming increasingly subspecialized, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Andrew B. Rosenkrantz, M.D., from NYU Langone Health in New York City, and colleagues identified practicing radiologists and examined recent trends in the generalist versus subspecialist composition […]
Cloud-based IT vendor athenahealth announced Sept. 5 that longtime PatientKeeper CEO Paul Brient will be its new chief product officer. WHY IT MATTERS As athenahealth continues charting a new course forward following a tumultuous past few years, it will be looking to Brient, who has more than 25 years of experience with a variety of […]
As healthcare organizations look for ways to bolster their workforces for the many challenges of modern-day care delivery, the value of apprentices is often overlooked, says the AHIMA Foundation – notably in areas of information management such as coding and billing. WHY IT MATTERS A recent issue of the Journal of AHIMA profiles providers who […]
China’s National Health Commission (NHC) officially launched a capacity building platform designed for community-level healthcare services, according to a report by Xinhua News on April 15. At the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held in October 2017, a report summarised that community-level healthcare services should be improved and the work of […]