Bill Siwicki
One technology CEO discusses the importance of pre-visit preparation – how AI-enabled automation can transform the process and minimize the time physicians spend in the EHR.
Nursing and IT
That's the advice of CoxHealth Chief Nursing Information Officer Summer Blackerby, RN, who discusses the value of nursing IT experts, and highlights technologies that provide care beyond the bedside, streamline nursing workflows and more.
A 50% reduction in nurse-created discrepancies at medication cabinets and a 20% decrease in the time nurses spend dispensing meds have been two big wins. A 30% increase in storage capacity on the floors is another.
Nursing and IT
Artificial intelligence tools, combined with Internet of Things and RTLS, can help hospitals and health systems protect their staff members while optimizing workflows. This is the future of healthcare operations, says one chief nursing officer.
Remote Patient Monitoring
The sophisticated program employing patient monitoring, patient tracking and reporting technologies also has enhanced patient follow-up and engagement and yielded a big win on overall healthcare delivery.
Nursing and IT
As AI continues to evolve, the role of nursing informaticists in steering its integration into clinical workflows is becoming indispensable, says Penn Medicine's VP of digital health.
Nursing and IT
Daniel O'Connor, RN, a former chief information officer, discusses the fundamental value of including caregivers on IT teams and help-desk support. He also describes the differing viewpoints of physicians and nurses, and gives tips on how CIOs can cost-justify hiring clinicians full time.
That's according to the health system's CMIO and interim chief digital and information officer, who offers an overview of how – and where – he sees artificial intelligence and automation having the most potential.
Why wait 10 days to see a dermatologist when an AI app with nearly the same accuracy as a clinician can treat you the same day? That's a question providers may soon have to answer, says Mount Sinai's interim chief digital and information officer.
Remote Patient Monitoring
The panel likely needs more data and a decision on what constitutes a good form of engagement in order to make an informed decision on the proposed changes to the CPT code language for RPM reimbursement, one expert says.