At NYC Health + Hospitals, patients with chronic illnesses are going into remission — not with a novel drug or surgery, but with lifestyle changes.  The New York City-based system piloted its Lifestyle ...19 December 2023

Up-and-coming leaders at healthcare provider organizations are passionate about improving their establishments from within. These individuals are advancing patient safety, launching innovative initiatives, ...18 December 2023

... Health, the health system has seen a significant boost in patient satisfaction scores and nursing satisfaction scores using virtual nursing.  Virtual nursing at CommonSpirit has also contributed to a ...18 December 2023

... higher prices for consumers and patients down the line, former health system leaders say. "The ultimate impact here is it will drive up the overall cost of care," Marvin O'Quinn, former president and COO ...15 December 2023

... a short period of time. These three components cause additional stress on nursing professionals and challenge the need for adequate nursing resources to provide necessary patient care.  As many studies ...15 December 2023

For hospitals and integrated delivery networks (IDNs) on the path to post-COVID-19 financial recovery, headwinds persist. Staffing shortages hamper clinical care, patient satisfaction, and administrative ...15 December 2023

Over the past few years, the healthcare industry has undergone a significant transformation in self-pay receivables; driven by rising inflation and governmental policies. The surge in self-pay patient ...15 December 2023

... Gildersleeve, the hospital's board chair, said in a Dec. 12 news release.  Over the five years he helmed the hospital, Mr. Smith led cultural transformation and achieved higher patient satisfaction scores, ...14 December 2023

... patients, which brings us joy, fulfillment and satisfaction. Our amazing staff helped with many accomplishments this year, such as earning an "A" hospital safety grade from The Leapfrog Group, which makes ...11 December 2023

Once patients get a taste of being cared for at home, will they ever want to go back to the hospital? "Would you give up Amazon tomorrow and just go back to department stores?" Michael Maniaci, MD, ...07 December 2023

... while also improving patient, nurse and hospital outcomes," AACN Chief Clinical Officer Vicki Good, DNP, RN, said in a news release. "While the positive impact of HWEs has been demonstrated through decades ...07 December 2023

... iQueue for Infusion Centers AI technology solution to optimize the use of these chairs, as well as nursing and other resources, so infusion centers can deliver critical life-saving care to more patients. ...06 December 2023

... and patient flow software for health systems, today announced another already strong year of growth in 2023 as a result of major new customer partnerships and expansions, with 170% revenue growth year ...05 December 2023

Consumerism is reshaping healthcare. With greater access to information, patients are becoming increasingly active and empowered in their healthcare decisions, as well as selective in where and how they ...05 December 2023

... innovation in the community across its 28 hospital sites, 90 rural clinics and 140 other locations. The system serves over 2 million patients every year, with one in three earning less than $25,000 every ...05 December 2023

... increased discharges by 5% and reduced the total average length of stay by 7% in the month of October. That bodes well for patient throughput at hospitals' financial recovery. "The [average length of ...04 December 2023

... Health to build a virtual care inpatient solution to meet the changing needs of its community and work toward a new innovative care model. The innovative virtual nursing unit that resulted was successful ...28 November 2023

... 14,000 team members and providers, they challenge the boundaries of what patients can expect from an academic health system and work to establish new standards and best practices that fundamentally shape ...27 November 2023

Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are prioritizing making improvements to patient experience, particularly as a recent Leapfrog Group survey found that these measures have declined for a second ...27 November 2023

... clinicians, burnout, and reduced patient care—unless hospital leaders strategically implement solutions to combat this. There are five trends that health systems must invest time into after the unprecedented ...29 November 2023