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Nurses Hacking for Health, Addressing Burnout, Workplace Violence, and AI

Health Populi

Three in four nurses working in hospitals care about the success of their institution — “they show up and gown up…yet only 57% feel a sense of ownership in their hospitals, leaving leaders to expect 100% quality to be delivered by about half of the nursing workforce.” health system. health system.

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Nurse unions slam Kaiser's advanced care at home strategy

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

National Nurses United and the California Nurses Association released a joint statement this past week criticizing Kaiser Permanente's aims to expand advanced hospital services into patients' homes. "Nurses, more than any other healthcare staff, spend the most time with patients," said the unions in the statement.

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Rapid telehealth rollout was beneficial for nursing homes, but had downsides too

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a massive uptick in telehealth use around the country, hard-hit nursing homes also turned to the tool to try and keep patients safe. The aim, they said, was to examine the consequences of the rapid telehealth rollout in nursing homes. Saved organizational resources. Improved access to care.

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Nursing execs dish on the digital health tools they've found most useful during the pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In a recent study, researchers associated more favorable electronic health record usability scores with lower odds of burnout among nurses. Unfortunately, that study also found that nurses scored their EHR usability at an F – which seems to bode ill for workplace satisfaction in an already stressful environment.

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What you need to know about standing up a virtual nursing unit

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

nursing shortage has reached critical levels with the pandemic battle paired with an aging population. To serve its inpatient population and overcome the nursing shortage, St. The organization created and implemented one of the nation's first virtual nursing units to reduce the burden on bedside nurses and much more.

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International Nurses Week 2020: Compassion, Expertise, and Trust

Digital Health Today

WHO designated 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and Midwife. Two additional events, National Nurses Week (May 6-12, 2020) and International Nurses Day (May 12, 2020), provide even more opportunity to recognize the nurses working at the front lines, and how this important group of professionals hold the key to shaping the future of healthcare.

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Manifest MedEx Launches the California ADT Network, a Free Acute and Post-Acute Event Notification Exchange for California

Digital Health Global

.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Manifest MedEx (MX), California’s largest nonprofit Qualified Health Information Organization (QHIO), is launching the California ADT Network — a no-cost, electronic ADT notification exchange — to help organizations exchange ADT data in compliance with the DxF and to substantially scale the sharing of ADT alerts across (..)