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Tackling the health care crisis with artificial intelligence: Combating physician and nursing shortages in the United States

KevinMD

The United States is grappling with a significant health care crisis as physician and nursing shortages impact the nation’s ability to provide adequate care to an aging population. A combination of factors contributes to these shortages, with consequences that can be far-reaching.

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Roundup: VR stroke care training rolled out for NSW ED nurses and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NSW ED nurses get VR stroke care training A virtual reality training programme for administering stroke care has been rolled out across New South Wales.

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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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Florence "19GALE"? Happy International Nurses Day!

19 Labs

We're often asked why we're named 19Labs, and the reason is explained in this article The , 19Labs team would like to thank all nurses for their hard work this International Nurses Day. This seems like an odd question at first, but the answer is a lot closer to nursing than you might think. Empowering Nurses Through Telehealth.

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Regulators Need to Pay More Attention to Long-term and Nursing Care

Healthcare IT Today

In this video, you can hear about the technologies and regulations needed in LTPAC from Bill Charnetski, Executive Vice President, Health System Solutions and Government Affairs at PointClickCare. The next step would be to achieve real interoperability in health records, a still elusive goal.

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Bonus Features – April 2, 2023 – 63% of nurses say AI will cause a generational divide among nursing staff, 67% of consumers prefer electronic medical bills but 78% of providers still use paper, and more

Healthcare IT Today

With the end of the public health emergency, DEA is proposing a rollback on flexibility for remote prescribing. If the DEA’s proposed rules become final, ATA warned in a statement , patients “will fall through the cracks, creating a significant and avoidable public health crisis.”

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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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