Effective: 12/29/17 Title: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Agency: Board of Nursing. Amends rules regarding advanced practice registered nurse. The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Please Note: CCHP has a pending legislation/regulation web page located at the following link: [link]. LEGISLATION. MORE
It’s between my ears ,” I would wink and say to my nurse while flying into the next room. If you got together the best user experience professionals in Silicon Valley and invested billions into the creation of The Best EHR in the World, doctors would still hate it. MORE
The post Nurse-Physician Collaboration: Harnessing the Power of Health IT to Improve Patient Outcomes appeared first on HITECH Answers: Meaningful Use, EHR, HIPAA News. Health Information Technology AirStrip Aparna Bala Mobile Health Matters nurse-physician collaborationBy Aparna Bala - Most physicians have long enjoyed the benefits of BYOD policies. MORE
The liability risks faced by nurse practitioners do not differ greatly from those faced by primary care physicians, a recent study found. Medical malpractice claims don’t differ radically between the two types of providers, according to a study by The Doctors Company, the country’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer MORE
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He presented evidence for the role of self care from various healthcare settings and geographies such as post-hospital discharge care with nurses and handymen in Baltimore, hypertension and self-monitoring in the U.K., MORE
This answer is based on the research below: Medicare recognizes distant site practitioners who may receive payment for covered telehealth services as physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse-midwives, clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, clinical psychologists, and clinical social workers (some stipulations exist for social workers billing for mental health). Do you need technical assistance? MORE
As health systems focused on ensuring doctors had access to state-of-the-art health IT to monitor their patients when they couldn’t be at the bedside, the quality of tools and pace of adoption for nursing solutions did not keep up. MORE
Nursing executives are worried that the industry's ongoing nurse shortage is only going to get worse, according to a new survey. One-third said that nursing shortages have a "considerable" or "great" impact on care quality, while 41% said that these staffing problems negatively impact the patient experience. MORE
A study conducted by Ernst and Young in 2018 surveyed 350 physicians , 64% of these physicians believe that the telemedicine technology will reduce physician and nurse burnout rates. Consumers continue to wish for more virtual care options, creating better overall access to healthcare. According to a 2018 survey conducted by Ernst and Young, more than 50% of 2500 consumers are already using the telemedicine technology available to them through their healthcare providers. MORE
When it’s the flu season, the line at the school nurse’s office is usually backed up to the door. As telemedicine continues to reduce the burden on clinics and other healthcare settings, more schools are now looking to the technology for help. MORE
In many hospitals, nurses commonly keep high-demand equipment for patients with specific care needs on-hand by stashing them in nearby closets. However, when equipment is stored in remote locations, other nurses end up on a scavenger hunt to find what they need. MORE
Today, Shanti Gidwani is Cisco’s national director for healthcare in Canada — but in a former life she was a Registered Nurse. As we approach the biggest Health IT event. Healthcare cybersecurity healthcare cybersecurity healthit HIMSS18 telehealth telemedicine MORE
The widespread misconduct toward and sexual harassment of women who work in hospitals and other healthcare settings has been such a longtime part of the culture of medicine that many say they either laugh it off or accept it as part of their jobs. But the #MeToo movement may soon hit healthcare, and women will come out in force to push back against the mistreatment MORE
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In a late-Friday rule dump, the Medicare agency proposed boosts to its annual payments for post-acute providers, including skilled nursing facilities and hospice. The proposals also included policy changes like reduced reporting measures, and even a new value-based payment arrangement MORE
Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee participate in the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). It also logically follows the state’s recent approval of streamlined licensing procedures for nurses and physical therapists.” MORE
More #nurses than #miners #healthcosts. I greatly appreciated the opportunity today to attend a luncheon at the HX360 meeting which convened as part of the 2018 HIMSS Conference. MORE
Femtech” is the abbreviation for “female technology,” which covers digital tools that track, manage or and/or enhance reproduction, maternity, fertility, nursing, and sexual health. Girls Rule the World, Beyoncé has told us. MORE
As the number of children in the United States with significant health challenges rises, so does the need to provide experienced nursing care within schools. Within seconds, 8-year-old Aiden Knutson is connected to an Avera eCare nurse – Aiden at school in Toronto, the nurse in Sioux Falls. MORE
The app has multiple functions and allows caregivers to book social care, domiciliary care, nursing, domestic help, personal care, and hygiene care London-based startup WeMa Life has recently launched its online marketplace app that helps caregivers and patients connect with providers. MORE
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Working overtime can make it harder for nurses to collaborate with physicians and other nurses, according to a new study. The additional fatigue and sleep loss that extra hours cause can impact performance and nurses' mood, making collaboration harder, the researchers told FierceHealthcare MORE
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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. Traditionally, the nurses’ role was limited in the hospital. MORE
The Michigan Nurses Association claims charity care spending by Detroit Medical Center has declined 98% since the hospital was purchased by Tenet Healthcare in 2013. But DMC CEO Anthony J. Tedeschi said data from MNA's report was cherrypicked, calling it an attempt to “distract us from what is most important MORE
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NHS University College London Hospitals (UCLH) is partnering with the Alan Turing Institute in a effort to “replace doctors and nurses with AI for some tasks”, including “diagnosing cancer on CT scans” and deciding which acute and emergency patients are seen first. MORE
Healthcare organizations are trying new ways to attract and retain nurses, not only offering to pay their tuition but also reimbursing college tuition for their children. Others are turning to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico to recruit nurses as more U.S. nurses from the mainland get set to retire MORE
64 The first employee-hat that primary care doctors would bring on staff if they had resources to do so wouldn’t be another doctor or nurse — that person would be a dietitian or nutritionist, based on a recent PwC survey on re-imagining primary care, Building the Primary Care Dream Team. MORE
“To increase the likelihood of prevention to succeed, it has to be a priority for all stakeholders — physicians, nurses, hospital systems, policy makers, health insurance companies, patients and their families, and advocacy groups.” MORE
Listen as Dr. Rhoads discusses the important role of nurses and nurse practitioners in coordinating care using technology; legal, ethical, and regulatory issues surrounding telehealth; and describes innovative programs related to managing patient populations. The post Telehealth Talk: What Nurses and Nurse Practitioners Need to Know – AR Edition (Episode 14) appeared first on LearnTelehealth. MORE
School nurses are treating a wider range of issues than ever before. Even though this increase is known, only 40% of elementary schools in the US have a full time nurse on staff. Today there is a rising number of children in the US affected by asthma and diabetes. MORE
digitalhealth analytics digital health digital health technology education health insurance healthcare economics healthcare reform healthcare vendors language medical devices mobile health palliative care patient advocacy remote patient monitoring risk management Uncategorized empathy healthcare medicine nurses technology women's health In previous posts I discussed the importance of population health management and the essentials of ideal population management digital tech. MORE
Health Information Technology AirStrip clinical workflow Mobile Health Matters Nancy Pratt nurses work environment teleheathBy Nancy Pratt - Care delivery best practices are constantly changing to optimize efficiency and safety, and look considerably different compared to just a decade ago. The post Back to Basics: Re-Thinking Mobility & Workflow Efficiencies Within the Hospital appeared first on HITECH Answers: Meaningful Use, EHR, HIPAA News. MORE
It has nurses and doctors and a cafeteria, and the staff spend their days looking after the very sick?checking The nurses wear scrubs, but the scrubs are very, very clean. Jones and the other nurses on the virtual ward say they feel like “we have 50 grandparents now,” she says. MORE
Making matters worse, the supply of nurses can’t keep up with the demand—a disparity that will last for several years, according to a new report from Moody’s Investor Service As the population gets older and chronic conditions become more prevalent, hospitals are stretched to meet growing healthcare needs. MORE
63 Executives from Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Highmark Health are among the highest-paid nonprofit healthcare leaders; a former Ohio Medicaid official's jump to CVS raises conflict concerns; the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists has called Anthem's new cataract surgery policy "dangerous and reckless," plus more health insurance headlines from around the web MORE
40 Episode 19 features Rosalyn Perkins, MNSc, CNP, WHNP-BC, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and Director of Operations for the Center for Distance Health ANGELS Telemedicine program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. MORE
in Nursing from Baptist College of Health Sciences and his M.S. Driving toward value-based care first requires a healthy understanding of the environment in which we are operating. Though regularly criticized, the U.S. MORE
Professor Takao Someya staes that: “The current aging society requires user-friendly wearable sensors for monitoring patient vitals in order to reduce the burden on patients and family members providing nursing care. MORE
professions saw the first major drop in pharmacists’ reputations, compared with nurses and doctors remaining highly ranked. In the U.S., MORE
Accenture found that 90% of consumers are willing to share health data from wearable devices with physicians and nurses, and 75% with their family. As I wrote here in April 2017, telehealth and virtual healthcare are mainstreaming. MORE
Nursing Related Topics Mobile Health Matters
MAY 7, 2018
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. Traditionally, the nurses’ role was limited in the hospital.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 10, 2018
Nursing executives are worried that the industry's ongoing nurse shortage is only going to get worse, according to a new survey. One-third said that nursing shortages have a "considerable" or "great" impact on care quality, while 41% said that these staffing problems negatively impact the patient experience.
Telehealth Blog
AUGUST 30, 2017
Listen as Dr. Rhoads discusses the important role of nurses and nurse practitioners in coordinating care using technology; legal, ethical, and regulatory issues surrounding telehealth; and describes innovative programs related to managing patient populations. The post Telehealth Talk: What Nurses and Nurse Practitioners Need to Know – AR Edition (Episode 14) appeared first on LearnTelehealth.
HiTech Answers
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
The post Nurse-Physician Collaboration: Harnessing the Power of Health IT to Improve Patient Outcomes appeared first on HITECH Answers: Meaningful Use, EHR, HIPAA News. Health Information Technology AirStrip Aparna Bala Mobile Health Matters nurse-physician collaborationBy Aparna Bala - Most physicians have long enjoyed the benefits of BYOD policies.
Mobile Health Matters
OCTOBER 25, 2017
As health systems focused on ensuring doctors had access to state-of-the-art health IT to monitor their patients when they couldn’t be at the bedside, the quality of tools and pace of adoption for nursing solutions did not keep up.
FierceHealthIT
MAY 24, 2018
Working overtime can make it harder for nurses to collaborate with physicians and other nurses, according to a new study. The additional fatigue and sleep loss that extra hours cause can impact performance and nurses' mood, making collaboration harder, the researchers told FierceHealthcare
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 9, 2018
Healthcare organizations are trying new ways to attract and retain nurses, not only offering to pay their tuition but also reimbursing college tuition for their children. Others are turning to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico to recruit nurses as more U.S. nurses from the mainland get set to retire
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 29, 2018
The liability risks faced by nurse practitioners do not differ greatly from those faced by primary care physicians, a recent study found. Medical malpractice claims don’t differ radically between the two types of providers, according to a study by The Doctors Company, the country’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 26, 2018
The Michigan Nurses Association claims charity care spending by Detroit Medical Center has declined 98% since the hospital was purchased by Tenet Healthcare in 2013. But DMC CEO Anthony J. Tedeschi said data from MNA's report was cherrypicked, calling it an attempt to “distract us from what is most important
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
He presented evidence for the role of self care from various healthcare settings and geographies such as post-hospital discharge care with nurses and handymen in Baltimore, hypertension and self-monitoring in the U.K.,
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 3, 2018
California just took a step to change that and the nation should follow suit, the nation's largest nursing union said this week An estimated 3 in 4 workplace violence events happen in a healthcare setting.
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
The widespread misconduct toward and sexual harassment of women who work in hospitals and other healthcare settings has been such a longtime part of the culture of medicine that many say they either laugh it off or accept it as part of their jobs. But the #MeToo movement may soon hit healthcare, and women will come out in force to push back against the mistreatment
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 20, 2018
Executives from Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Highmark Health are among the highest-paid nonprofit healthcare leaders; a former Ohio Medicaid official's jump to CVS raises conflict concerns; the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists has called Anthem's new cataract surgery policy "dangerous and reckless," plus more health insurance headlines from around the web
HiTech Answers
APRIL 25, 2017
Health Information Technology AirStrip clinical workflow Mobile Health Matters Nancy Pratt nurses work environment teleheathBy Nancy Pratt - Care delivery best practices are constantly changing to optimize efficiency and safety, and look considerably different compared to just a decade ago. The post Back to Basics: Re-Thinking Mobility & Workflow Efficiencies Within the Hospital appeared first on HITECH Answers: Meaningful Use, EHR, HIPAA News.
Medical Connectivity
OCTOBER 16, 2017
your nurse call vendor, Vocera, phone vendor, etc.) These integrators could also be nurse call system dealers, companies that resold Vocera (back when they had resellers), or a network VAR. Messaging Middleware Nurse Call Emergin Emergin repair Emergin service Emergin upgrade
Mobi Health News
MARCH 5, 2018
Improvements in data management will soon mean healthcare providers can engage patients outside of standard care more than ever before, Judy Murphy, chief nursing officer at IBM, said Monday at HIMSS 2018 in Las Vegas.
Clocktree
AUGUST 29, 2017
School nurses are treating a wider range of issues than ever before. Even though this increase is known, only 40% of elementary schools in the US have a full time nurse on staff. Today there is a rising number of children in the US affected by asthma and diabetes.
The Digital Health Corner Blog
FEBRUARY 10, 2017
digitalhealth analytics digital health digital health technology education health insurance healthcare economics healthcare reform healthcare vendors language medical devices mobile health palliative care patient advocacy remote patient monitoring risk management Uncategorized empathy healthcare medicine nurses technology women's health In previous posts I discussed the importance of population health management and the essentials of ideal population management digital tech.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 30, 2018
When it’s the flu season, the line at the school nurse’s office is usually backed up to the door. As telemedicine continues to reduce the burden on clinics and other healthcare settings, more schools are now looking to the technology for help.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 8, 2018
The app has multiple functions and allows caregivers to book social care, domiciliary care, nursing, domestic help, personal care, and hygiene care London-based startup WeMa Life has recently launched its online marketplace app that helps caregivers and patients connect with providers.
Telehealth Blog
MAY 25, 2018
Episode 19 features Rosalyn Perkins, MNSc, CNP, WHNP-BC, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and Director of Operations for the Center for Distance Health ANGELS Telemedicine program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
CiscoHealth
FEBRUARY 27, 2018
Today, Shanti Gidwani is Cisco’s national director for healthcare in Canada — but in a former life she was a Registered Nurse. As we approach the biggest Health IT event. Healthcare cybersecurity healthcare cybersecurity healthit HIMSS18 telehealth telemedicine
Story of Digital Health
MAY 23, 2018
NHS University College London Hospitals (UCLH) is partnering with the Alan Turing Institute in a effort to “replace doctors and nurses with AI for some tasks”, including “diagnosing cancer on CT scans” and deciding which acute and emergency patients are seen first.
Clocktree
MARCH 9, 2018
A study conducted by Ernst and Young in 2018 surveyed 350 physicians , 64% of these physicians believe that the telemedicine technology will reduce physician and nurse burnout rates. Consumers continue to wish for more virtual care options, creating better overall access to healthcare. According to a 2018 survey conducted by Ernst and Young, more than 50% of 2500 consumers are already using the telemedicine technology available to them through their healthcare providers.
Health Populi
MARCH 14, 2018
Femtech” is the abbreviation for “female technology,” which covers digital tools that track, manage or and/or enhance reproduction, maternity, fertility, nursing, and sexual health. Girls Rule the World, Beyoncé has told us.
Telehealth Blog
MAY 24, 2018
This answer is based on the research below: Medicare recognizes distant site practitioners who may receive payment for covered telehealth services as physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse-midwives, clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, clinical psychologists, and clinical social workers (some stipulations exist for social workers billing for mental health). Do you need technical assistance?
Health Populi
MAY 17, 2018
The first employee-hat that primary care doctors would bring on staff if they had resources to do so wouldn’t be another doctor or nurse — that person would be a dietitian or nutritionist, based on a recent PwC survey on re-imagining primary care, Building the Primary Care Dream Team.
Mobile Health Matters
APRIL 26, 2018
in Nursing from Baptist College of Health Sciences and his M.S. Driving toward value-based care first requires a healthy understanding of the environment in which we are operating. Though regularly criticized, the U.S.
Mobile Health Matters
MARCH 15, 2018
In many hospitals, nurses commonly keep high-demand equipment for patients with specific care needs on-hand by stashing them in nearby closets. However, when equipment is stored in remote locations, other nurses end up on a scavenger hunt to find what they need.
Health Populi
APRIL 24, 2018
professions saw the first major drop in pharmacists’ reputations, compared with nurses and doctors remaining highly ranked. In the U.S.,
Telehealth Blog
MARCH 6, 2018
Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee participate in the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). It also logically follows the state’s recent approval of streamlined licensing procedures for nurses and physical therapists.”
Henry Kotula
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
It has nurses and doctors and a cafeteria, and the staff spend their days looking after the very sick?checking The nurses wear scrubs, but the scrubs are very, very clean. Jones and the other nurses on the virtual ward say they feel like “we have 50 grandparents now,” she says.
33 Charts
JANUARY 31, 2018
It’s between my ears ,” I would wink and say to my nurse while flying into the next room. If you got together the best user experience professionals in Silicon Valley and invested billions into the creation of The Best EHR in the World, doctors would still hate it.
Health Populi
APRIL 12, 2018
“To increase the likelihood of prevention to succeed, it has to be a priority for all stakeholders — physicians, nurses, hospital systems, policy makers, health insurance companies, patients and their families, and advocacy groups.”
Health Populi
MARCH 7, 2018
Accenture found that 90% of consumers are willing to share health data from wearable devices with physicians and nurses, and 75% with their family. As I wrote here in April 2017, telehealth and virtual healthcare are mainstreaming.
Story of Digital Health
FEBRUARY 18, 2018
Professor Takao Someya staes that: “The current aging society requires user-friendly wearable sensors for monitoring patient vitals in order to reduce the burden on patients and family members providing nursing care.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 30, 2018
In a late-Friday rule dump, the Medicare agency proposed boosts to its annual payments for post-acute providers, including skilled nursing facilities and hospice. The proposals also included policy changes like reduced reporting measures, and even a new value-based payment arrangement
Health Populi
MARCH 7, 2018
More #nurses than #miners #healthcosts. I greatly appreciated the opportunity today to attend a luncheon at the HX360 meeting which convened as part of the 2018 HIMSS Conference.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 3, 2018
And while the data on infection rates is still coming in, Page West, the system's chief nursing officer, said that the kits have been a hit with patients Dignity Health has created patient kits that aim to engage patients in infection control.
Telehealth Blog
MAY 14, 2018
Effective: 12/29/17 Title: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Agency: Board of Nursing. Amends rules regarding advanced practice registered nurse. The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Please Note: CCHP has a pending legislation/regulation web page located at the following link: [link]. LEGISLATION.
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