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Artificial intelligence can help relieve clinicians' administrative burden so they can devote more time to direct patient care, say Dave Brown and Thanos Melitsiotis of QiiQ.
Its causes are multifactorial, but feeling undervalued and disrespected are two big factors, says Dean Browell, chief behavioral officer at Feedback, who explains how healthcare organizations can attract and retain experienced doctors and nurses.
When is a virtual nurse needed? What are the skill sets required? What outcomes are hospitals seeing with virtual nursing? Lisbeth Votruba, RN, chief clinical officer at AvaSure, offers perspective.
Jasmine Agnew of the Morehouse School of Medicine explains why. As the director of the school's Master of Science in Health Informatics Program, she says its IT instruction also factors in cultural competencies needed to capitalize on SDOH data.
The role of women in healthcare IT is evolving. Rebecca Woods, founder and virtual CIO of Bluebird Tech Solutions, explains how and describes how her nonprofit is working to inspire future female leaders.
Dr. Nigel Spier, OBGYN and team lead for ModMed OBGYN, explains how adaptive technology can comprehend how physicians manage patients, based on their training and guidelines, and free them up to spend more time with high-touch patients.
The technology can complement EHRs, reduce errors and enhance time management, explains Dr. Subha Airan-Javia, a hospitalist at University of Pennsylvania Health System and founder of CareAlign.
The role is evolving, says the chief information officer at University of Tennessee – who also discusses how rapid digital transformation is changing the game and describes ways CIOs can work with other C-suite leaders to help shape healthcare strategy.
Healthcare organizations must urge the Senate to pass critical telehealth legislation, and enact at least a two-year extension of the important PHE-era policies while working toward a permanent solution.
At Penn Medicine, agile methods have been adopted by a number of information technology teams, including teams that support its enterprise EHR, data analytics, IT operations and systems administration.