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Lighting the Way to Efficient Patient Care – How Interoperability and Analytics Change the Nurse Call Paradigm

Healthcare IT Today

Of course, with this growth of technology we’ve also seen the growth of burnout and alert fatigue as devices send off warnings that aren’t useful and the volume of alerts that a nurse is getting is overwhelming. Plus, they look at how interoperability can help address this problem and provide valuable analytics.

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Reducing Burnout in Healthcare With the Help of Digital Tools

AMD Telemedicine

How to Leverage Digital Tools to Reduce Burnout and Improve Employee Satisfaction Healthcare is in the throes of an employee burnout crisis — and the numbers are nothing short of alarming. Nursing appears to have the highest rate of burnout at 56%. Even more troubling, however, is the intent to leave.

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GIS Data Sharing – A Model for Healthcare Data Interoperability?

Healthcare IT Today

We have not achieved data interoperability despite an abundance of technology, standards, and legislation. Healthcare Data Interoperability. Only recently have EHR vendors begun rolling out APIs, adopting standards, and developing tools to make their data more interoperable. Data in healthcare is siloed.

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Bonus Features – April 7, 2024 – 86% of health systems had at least 10% of nurses quit in 2023, 25% of providers intend to deploy generative AI for patient engagement, plus 21 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

A Nursa survey found 86% of health systems had 10% or more of their nursing staff quit in 2023. Care Directions launched StrokeCP, a care management tool for stroke survivors powered by Carium. Additionally, Availity launched a claims denial prediction tool. A feasibility trial from Peerbridge Health showed a 95.7%

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The digital health tools one COVID-19 survivor relied on during his 100-day hospital stay

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

From his frustration with patient portal updates to his adulation of the noble shower chair, Cutitta observed which high-tech – and not-so-high-tech – tools he relied on throughout his battle with COVID-19. " By the time his wife finished parking the car, Cutitta was sent to the intensive care unit.

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How Consumers and Physicians View Digital Health – An Update from the Consumer Technology Association

Health Populi

Most health care practitioners are also positive about the potential of digital health — recognizing room for improvement for better data integration, interoperability, and the opportunity to bridge gaps to achieve health equity and bolster access.

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The Big Consult: Additional Criteria for Adopting a Digital App or Service

Healthcare IT Today

In addition to the traits mentioned in the previous article, several others were cited by Christine Vogel, lead nurse educator at UbiSim : Ease of use: the vendor needs to bring in user experience (UX) designers and subject-matter experts. However, this level of certainty is rare in new tools and technology.