Innovation

Virtual nursing is growing beyond the four walls of the hospital. For instance, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, one of the leading providers of inpatient virtual nursing, is expanding the care model to its ambulatory practices. Virtual nurses now handle after-hours calls…

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CHI Memorial is changing its name to CommonSpirit Health to align with its parent health system, the Chattanooga Free Press reported. The three-hospital system will begin altering its logo and signage to that of Chicago-based CommonSpirit in the…

Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health has formalized a new era of innovation leadership, naming James Hotaling, MD, as its inaugural chief innovation officer.  Dr. Hotaling, who stepped into the role Sept. 1, said the timing reflects a convergence…

Hoag has entered a 10-year partnership with Royal Philips to standardize and upgrade patient monitoring technology across its hospitals in Orange County, Calif. Here are four things to know about the partnership:

Samsung Health is expanding its digital health capabilities through a new partnership with virtual care provider HealthTap, giving millions of users access to primary and urgent care visits directly within the Samsung Health app. The collaboration enables Samsung Health’s users…

Health systems continue to face uncertainty over telehealth access for Medicare beneficiaries after CMS flexibilities for virtual care expired Sept. 30 with the federal government shutdown, now in its fourth week. Here are five updates: 1. Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health…

Amazon One Medical and Cleveland Clinic have opened their first collaborative primary care office in Northeast Ohio. The new facility began serving patients Oct. 29, according to a news release from Cleveland Clinic. It marks the first One Medical office…

Ninety-two percent of hospital-at-home programs have been affected by the government shutdown, now in its fourth week, with more than half of healthcare organizations permanently or temporarily shutting down the service, a trade group found. The federal government stoppage upended…

Cleveland-based University Hospitals is expanding its remote patient monitoring program across its entire system. The expansion will equip 1,500 hospital beds with Masimo’s wireless Radius VSM devices and Patient SafetyNet system, making University Hospitals one of the first health systems…

When virtual nursing first gained traction during the pandemic, hospitals saw it as a lifeline — a way to maximize staff members time when stretched thin, keep patients connected and maintain safety during a crisis.  Three years later, the screens…