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New efforts try to balance nurse staffing ratios with access to care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

It's National Nurses Week 2024 , and it's time to celebrate the more than 5 million RNs nationwide who are so essential to care delivery. But overshadowing the celebration are many challenges impacting the nursing workforce. Feds, states take up nurse staffing The past four years have been especially tough on nurses, of course.

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The Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2023 Are About Social, Mental and Behavioral Health

Health Populi

Fast forward to 2023 and ECRI’s latest take on the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2023. Topping the 2023 list of patient safety concerns is the pediatric mental health crisis. Year after year, some challenges persist, and these are shown in the last chart here from the 2023 report.

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Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. Let’s be real—nurses are, to put it lightly, still being stretched very thin. Healthcare staffing shortages will continue to negatively impact patient experience in 2023.

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As Food-As-Medicine Gains Momentum, Watch for Dietitians and Pharmacists to Sit at The FaM Table – And A Lesson from George Washington Carver

Health Populi

FMI, the Food Industry Association, conducted this industry poll in October 2023 among food retail and supplier members, totaling 36 organizations representing over 11,000 sites. In addition, 36% of retailers in 2023 had employed registered nurses, 14% nurse practitioners, 14% medical doctors, and 7% health coaches, FMI found.

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Bonus Features – December 17, 2023 – 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge, plus 31 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

Real-time location service provider Navenio is integrating with Pavion ‘s nurse call system. Laudio and the American Organization for Nursing Leadership will produce biannual reports and insights from the perspective of nursing leadership.

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'imPatients': the new battleground in 2023

Lloyd Price

As we enter 2023 following another frustrating year post covid, the next generation of healthcare entrepreneurs need to focus less on outpatients and inpatients, instead focus on designing and building solutions addressing 'impatients'…. Patients answer standard question sets which are read and reviewed by a nurse, doctor, consultant etc.

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Xealth’s Recap from Oracle Health Conference 2023

Xealth

Key takeaways: From a nursing perspective – focus on virtual nursing. Leverage monitoring and telehealth technology in the hospital / clinic to allow a more experienced nurse to oversee more of the treatment of patients. The post Xealth’s Recap from Oracle Health Conference 2023 appeared first on Xealth.