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Healthcare system gas emissions cost 98,000 lives each year, House committee says
The healthcare system's climate practices are costing high sums of money — and are taking years off lives — according to a Sept. 15 report from the House of Representatives' Ways and Means Committee. -
How ambient intelligence improves the patient and provider experience
As health care technology and clinical documentation requirements become more complex, health systems must find ways to enable physicians to maintain a high level of quality in their documentation, while keeping their primary focus on the patient. Ambient intelligence solutions, built on natural language understanding (NLU), artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies can help. -
How to nurture talent and address burnout: A conversation with Lurie's Children's Hospital and KPMG
Amid provider shortages and a fierce competition for talent, employee attraction and retention has become a top priority for healthcare leaders. -
From financial distress to financial excellence: new strategies and tools for rural hospitals to improve their financial health
Rural healthcare systems have faced significant financial challenges for decades and many strategies and tools that have historically been used by larger health systems have been unavailable to smaller, rural organizations. This is finally changing. By tapping into these solutions, rural health systems can improve their pricing, productivity and overall financial health. -
Hospitals prioritize flexible design to fare better in future disease outbreaks
In the wake of lessons learned during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals are now rethinking traditional design and prioritizing flexible spaces to bolster surge capacity and isolation in future infectious disease outbreaks, The New Times reported Sept. 13. -
Novant Health sets environmental sustainability goals for 2030, 2050
Charlotte, N.C.-based Novant Health has set quantitative goals to further environmental sustainability within its organization. -
The hidden secret to a seamless patient experience: a consolidated EHR
Providing a superb patient experience requires skillfully integrating many technological and clinical elements of healthcare, such that they create a seamless journey. Organizations have at their disposal one key lever that makes this complex task considerably easier: a consolidated electronic health record (EHR). -
Kaiser names COO of foundation tasked with restructuring Colorado, Washington markets
Binesh Batra, MD, has been named COO of the medical foundation that is creating a single enterprise organization in Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente's Colorado and Washington state markets, according to a leadership announcement shared with Becker's Sept. 9. -
Why hospitals are creating health center 'look-alikes'
A Kaiser Health News analysis of federal data published Sept. 9 highlights an increasing trend among hospitals — establishing independent, nonprofit health center "look-alikes" for primary care patients to improve their financial picture. -
Washington hospital using whiteboards to communicate patients' wishes
Providence Holy Family Hospital in Spokane, Wash., is implementing changes in its maternity center with the intention of improving communication between patients, nurses and physicians, the Spokane Journal reported Sept. 8. -
Innovative Spinal Biomaterial Demonstrates Early Healing in Retrospective Study
ZFUZE shows 91.4% Fusion Rates at 8 months -
How to drive topline revenue by optimizing front-end revenue cycle performance
Operational inefficiencies, labor shortages and the fast-changing billing environment that came with COVID have contributed to rising denial rates in the revenue cycle process. -
Yale-affiliated initiative zeroes in on local needs
A new initiative in New Haven, Conn., plans to unite leaders from community organizations and state and local governments with Yale-affiliated university, hospital and health system faculty to address healthcare needs in the area. -
Sentara launches 3 community care programs
Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare has launched three community care programs. -
The Essentials of a Data Stewardship Strategy
Everyday, we create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data (yes, that number has 17 zeroes in it!). And the pace of data creation only continues to accelerate. As good data stewards, we must take ownership of the data we create and harness it to solve healthcare’s challenges while making our systems more efficient. In this article on information governance and data stewardship, we illustrate the roles data use and retention policies play in advancing healthcare. -
How Provider Groups are Increasing Online Scheduling by up to 300%
Did you know that despite the introduction of many new patient experience solutions in healthcare, most do not address the underlying issues that providers are challenged with today? Watch this video to learn how Dash® by Relatient has helped some provider groups increase online scheduling by up to 300% by solving for the underlying complexities of patient engagement and scheduling. -
Managing during disasters: how to build an effective healthcare emergency response plan for mass casualties, weather disasters and other crises
Proliferating severe weather events, mass shootings and other disasters in the United States mean that hospitals and healthcare systems must have a well-thought, up-to-date plan for handling various crises. -
Thinking differently: creating a roadmap for better patient experience
Patient experience has become a critical element in the delivery of healthcare. But despite the importance of the patient experience, organizations often still struggle with delivering experiences that patients want rather than what organizations believe they want. -
Clearing the air: transparency, trust and the patient financial experience
The urgency of modernizing the patient financial experience is undeniable, as out-of-pocket healthcare costs keep rising along with patients' expectations for cost transparency and more convenient payment options. -
Walmart increases abortion coverage for employees
Walmart, the nation's largest private employer, is expanding abortion coverage in employee healthcare plans, The Washington Post reported Aug. 20.
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