By Jordan Messler MD SFHM FACP – How Clinical Decision Support Tech enables process improvement projects that impact patient safety. Despite decades of research linking patient safety measures to improved financial and clinical outcomes, hospitals often struggle to streamline inefficient workflows.
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By Beth Friedman – I’ve attended over two decades of American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) conferences in my career. But this year’s event was remarkably different. At AHIMA23, the association’s legacy of ensuring data quality and protecting patient privacy met face-to-face with today’s most important healthcare issues—
By Devin Partida – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Cutting-edge wearable devices can detect early signs of cancer in minutes and alert providers in real time — all from the comfort of the patient’s home. They may permanently revolutionize breast cancer care.
By Art Gross- In such an intense and impactful field, it’s completely understandable that healthcare professionals often find themselves wanting to share experiences or seek support from colleagues. However, they must navigate a delicate balance due to the stringent regulations imposed by HIPAA.
By Karen Conley DNP RN – In recent years, burnout and workforce issues have dominated the headlines. As continuous news cycle about the impact: longer wait times, reduced availability of services, increased healthcare costs, fewer providers, and reduced quality of care, to name a few.
By Julie Apppleby – Don Smith remembers the moment he awoke in an intensive care unit after 13 days in a medically induced coma. His wife and daughter were at his bedside, and he thought it had been only a day since he arrived at the emergency room with foot pain.
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of September that we think deserve sharing again.
Dr. Nick van Terheyden – October has been and still is the “busy” conference season. Some might consider this the second year of a return to the conference activity post-pandemic but even last year things were still a little muted and not quite there.
By Amy Brown – We have evolved to support people who like to figure things out for themselves. We’ve got YouTube tutorials and the internet for everything else. Plenty of B2B companies offer their clients DIY options, through customer portals and more. But in the complex healthcare world, DIY often won’t suffice.