Cleveland-based MetroHealth System plans to deploy smart technology at 500 patient rooms across five hospitals. The public, safety-net health system intends to bring Artisight’s virtual nursing, virtual sitting and AI-powered fall monitoring and voice-command capabilities to its new Glick Center…
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The National Council of State Boards of Nursing found the District of Columbia has the most licensed nurses per capita, while Utah is the state with the fewest for the second year in a row. The organization created a course…
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At its heart, improving the patient experience is all about communication. Feedback from patients consistently and overwhelmingly points us to this focus. More than anything, patients and families want compassionate and clear communication with every person they interact with. They…
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Carl Cameron was promoted to executive vice president and COO of Holyoke, Mass.-based Holyoke Medical Center and Valley Health Systems, according to a May 20 news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Cameron joined Holyoke Medical Center in 2001 and has…
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Cardiovascular service lines are growing fast—and so are the data streams they are expected to manage. The remote monitoring landscape—once confined to pacemakers and ICDs—has diversified to include Holter monitors, MCTs, loop recorders, and FDA-approved wearables. Yet, this proliferation of…
In this episode, Sweta Sneha, PhD, Dean, C. Lamar and Ann Wright School of Business, Sesquicentennial Chair and Professor, Management Information Systems, Dalton State College, discusses the growing role of AI in healthcare, the impact of social determinants of health,…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features Andrew Mueller, Chief Executive Officer, MaineHealth. He discusses reducing the total cost of care, responding to demographic and technological shifts, and how MaineHealth is balancing innovation, workforce engagement, and…