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Telemedicine, enabled with responsible AI, can improve the patient experience

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, the integration of virtual care has become pivotal in reshaping patient experiences. What aspects of a hospital's or health system's patient experience can telemedicine touch? How exactly can telehealth improve these aspects of the patient experience?

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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.

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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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Intelligent Communication: The Key to Retaining Nursing Staff

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Jim Larrison, Co-Founder & CCO at Firstup Three years after the start of the pandemic, nurses are beyond burnt out. Despite being hailed as “healthcare heroes,” nurses feel overworked, underpaid and under-appreciated. According to a recent survey by Jarrard Inc., In the same Jarrad, Inc.

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The Quiet Hospital Unit and Other Benefits of an Open and Interoperable Communication Platform

Healthcare IT Today

For instance, if the patient is just asking for a pillow, the call goes to a technician instead of a nurse. This relieves the nurses of trivial tasks and lets them “practice at the top of their licenses.” Virtual nursing is also easier with seamless communications. Tell us what you think.

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

Healthcare IT Today

Decreasing the stress placed on healthcare professionals is critical to combating burnout and promoting staff retention. The disruption from the pandemic and its aftermath has led to the rapid acceleration of healthcare digitization and the adoption of new technology to meet facility needs.