Women In Health IT
Telehealth Connection TV: There are advantages of – and hurdles to – providing contraception virtually, says Pandia Health CEO and co-founder Dr. Sophia Yen.
Although Q3 2020 was the largest quarter for digital health funding in history, there's still a lot of work to do to address the most pressing healthcare needs, says Katya Hancock, StartUp Health's Investor Network director.
Nurses at Florida’s Lakewood Ranch Medical Center have reduced the stress and worry of patients and their loved ones with a secure, easy-to-use messaging app called EASE.
The hospital uses Cerner’s cloud deployment model to give clinicians a role-based communications system and give nurses a mobile tool for advanced clinical workflows.
The huge health system reduced medication clinical decision support alerts by 6.2 million over the course of a year.
Within two weeks of beginning virtual care at the beginning of the pandemic, the number of telemedicine visits grew from 10 to more than 6,000, a gigantic increase of 59,900%.
Beyond the stress of increasing patient volumes and emotionally draining hospital shifts, RNs are grappling with alert and alarm fatigue, burdensome documentation, and EHR usability. But they’re finding ways to cope – and AI and automation are helping.
Laura Jonsson, a nurse practitioner and Matrix Medical Network's chief clinical officer, shares how telemedicine technology and the different care paradigm it enables help nurses minimize stress and the burnout it can cause.
Telehealth Connection TV: Virtual care tools have allowed providers at Northwell Health to connect with senior patients in their own homes, says Dr. Karen Abrashkin, medical director of the healthcare provider's House Calls program.
Workforce
The Boston health system’s Digital Innovation Hub has spearheaded a new way to get all staff to contribute ideas. Many of those ideas are already in play and proving successful.