By Will O’Connor MD – The data is stark and frightening on our nursing shortage. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing reported that approximately 100,000 registered nurses left the profession during the pandemic, and another 610,388 planning to leave by 2027 due to “stress, burnout or retirement.”
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By Beth Friedman – If you’re a healthcare provider executive and can only attend one conference a year, please consider the AHA Leadership Summit. I hadn’t attended this event for several years but found this month’s Seattle summit to be insightful, educational, and extremely valuable to my healthcare career. Here’s why.
By Greg Davis – Network connectivity is a cornerstone of modern health IT infrastructure. As medical providers continue to add connected devices and digital tools to their environment, fast and reliable networks are needed for them to access information quickly so they can spend more time with patients.
By Lynn Carroll – The dramatic loss of revenue by healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic was a sobering reminder that healthcare organizations rely on the traditional FFS revenue model at their own peril. In response, more provider groups are implementing APMs built around financial incentives.
By Adnan Iqbal – Have you searched for something on a company’s website, then given up and called to speak to a customer service representative when you couldn’t find the answers you were looking for? This experience is all too common – especially in healthcare.
By Devin Partida – Ongoing staffing shortages challenge health care organizations worldwide. Although there’s no single solution to fix the problem, IT professionals working in the medical sector can significantly reduce the issue.
By Vitaly Prus – Medical wearables device development is a dynamic field. According to eMarketer, over a quarter of the US population will use smart wearables by 2025. Besides, Market Data Forecast reports the size of the US wearable medical device market will reach $8.2 billion by 2028.
By Teri Gatchel-Schmidt – In the pursuit of delivering high-quality patient care, the complexities of healthcare management continually present challenges and regulation changes. Example, the Prior Authorization process, overloading medical staffs with administrative and resource demands.
By Beth Friedman – HFMA 2023 was held at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee. The event promised the conference would “embrace the need for change.” And change is certainly required against the backdrop of declining profitability and 0.3% median year-to-date operating margins.