By Halley Herndon RN – As an emergency nurse, I can attest that patient transports of critically ill patients can be stressful. Every clinician on a transport is aware that unexpected events could occur in an elevator or hallway, even if the destination is only a few minutes away.
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By Michelle Tarver MD PhD & Angela Calman MPA – Thirty-five years ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an alert that warned health care providers how certain electrically powered hospital beds could harm and even kill children. That was one of our earliest communications about medical device safety.
By Devin Partida – Many industries, from cybersecurity to manufacturing, are facing diversity issues in the workplace. There are clear signs that marginalized groups are underrepresented. Consider technology industry — 50% of women in tech say they’ve experienced gender discrimination at work.
By Ruchi Medhekar – Improving data capture to form a more complete patient record. Creating true and measurable workflow efficiencies. Filling process gaps to recover lost revenue. All these priorities are essential to operating a successful hospital, and automation offers a solution to address each of these objectives.
By Brad Jolly – Heart disease continues to be a major health problem. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report it was the number one cause of death in 2019. In many cases, heart disease can be treated via lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise; in other cases, pharmaceutical approaches are useful.
The eHealth Exchange, one of the nation’s largest health information networks connecting federal agencies and providers, announced the launch of the eHealth Exchange Innovation Grant. The program seeks to award as much as $550,000 in grants and other incentives to organizations pursuing innovative ways…
By John Pizzonia – Post-pandemic, medical device companies need to reimagine approaches to accelerating Innovation. After spending more than 20 years of my career in R&D with leading medical device and life sciences companies, it’s no secret to me that speed matters when it comes to product development and go-to-market.
By Phil Sobol – In early 2021, results from an online survey of healthcare leaders who are College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) members indicated that areas of greatest opportunity for cost savings and efficiencies fall within these areas:
By David Burda – Welcome to the latest installment of 4sight Health’s monthly interview series, How Healthcare Revolutionaries Think, with Jeff D. Jones. The series features healthcare instigators who believe that outcomes matter, customers count and value rules.