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Rush Memorial's virtual ICU reduces transfers, boosts patient experience

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Physicians and nurses were only able to provide ICU care on a part-time basis. THE PROBLEM This was something staff was looking into even before COVID, as they were thinking about what was best for their patients and their families when it comes to being admitted to the hospital. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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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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Providence forges a new path with a virtual nursing unit

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Virtual nursing is gaining significant momentum as an effective way to redesign and redistribute nursing workload. Virtual models decrease the burden on nurses delivering direct bedside patient care and leverages nurses that want to continue practicing but may not be able to practice at the bedside by extending their nursing careers.

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Can virtual nursing help ease clinician burnout?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

No hospital or health system is immune from the challenges of the nationwide nursing shortage. As organizations look for ways to reduce the administrative burden on nurses and improve engagement and satisfaction, virtual nursing is one consideration. What is the national nursing shortage like today?

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How virtual nursing can help solve many workforce shortage woes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Hospitals across the nation are facing workforce challenges with nurse staffing shortages posing one of the biggest threats to care delivery. More than 100,000 nurses exited the U.S. An aging nurse workforce nearing retirement and student capacity limits in nurse education programs are putting additional pressure on nurse staffing.

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A Simple, But Valuable Solution for Healthcare – Lock Sockets

Healthcare IT Today

Plus, it’s fun to look back at how we covered the launch of the iPad and how that could be leveraged in healthcare. Whether it’s used at the front desk to handle check-ins or used by the nursing staff to document the patient visit or used by the doctor to document their findings, tablets are all over healthcare.

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Three Ways Enterprise Visibility and Automation Benefit Staff and the Patient Experience

Healthcare IT Today

While their increased retirement has been anticipated, the associated timing compounded staffing challenges within the healthcare industry and left leadership seeking solutions. Healthcare professionals have remained resilient over the course of the pandemic and the resulting stress has been well documented.