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Nurses: The Force for Change

Mobile Health Matters

This week marks National Nurses Week in the U.S., both a celebration of the profession and an opportunity to educate the public about the role nurses play in healthcare and their communities. Nurses Driving Change. Nurses’ primary focus is on the quality of care, comfort and safety of their patients.

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Asynchronous video for pre-op boosts patient and staff experience

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"While we had invested in an app to deliver this information to patients in written form, most of the pre-surgical information was delivered verbally by doctors, nurses and staff, in addition to a paper packet," she continued. "The verbal repetition was incredibly time-consuming for our clinical staff.

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Will 2024 see a reboot of Google Glass-style headsets in Healthcare?

Lloyd Price

Challenges to a 2024 reboot: Regulatory hurdles: Medical devices need to meet strict safety and privacy regulations, which could delay the approval and adoption of Glass in healthcare settings. Doctors and nurses are often tired and overworked, which is why disruptive technology to instill safeguards could save lives.

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Reactions to the Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack and Suggestions for Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

Many stories about hospitals being unable to provide rapid care to patients experiencing medical emergencies and longs delays for others are simply heart-wrenching to hear. Healthcare workers, from doctors and nurses to administrative staff, are often overwhelmed with critical patient care responsibilities and day-to-day operations.

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Clinical Messaging Apps: What is the right business model?

Lloyd Price

For example, an app might partner with a hospital to offer patients a way to message their doctors and nurses directly. HealthTech Thought Leadership from Nelson Advisors - Industry Insights & Analysis for Founders, Owners & Investors. Subscribe today! This can help to improve the efficiency of patient care.

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Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Rather, our patients, physicians and nurses have grown accustomed to digital health over years of incremental and foundational work, and all came rushing to make this the new normal." Partnering with senior leadership at the hospital, we were able to roll out systems that kept us on the cutting edge of technology."

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Health IT Trends that Deserve More Attention

Healthcare IT Today

One challenge is extensive nomenclature differences across physician practices, hospitals, and pharmacies. Adopting a cloud-based security approach can promote agility in meeting customer needs and improve the resilience of a healthcare organization’s cybersecurity response.

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