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Strategy
Operating in the Red: Half of Rural Hospitals Lose Money, as Many Cut Services
Small-town hospitals in states that expanded Medicaid eligibility have fared better financially than those in states that didn't.
Clinical Care
How to Improve Clinical Care Transitions by Boosting Communication
Miscommunication in the hospital setting is a major driver of medical errors and malpractice claims.
Technology
Virtua Health Launches AI-Enabled Virtual Nursing Program
The New Jersey health system is partnering with care.ai to scale a pilot program in one med-surg unit to all...
Clinical Care
Award-Winning Healthcare Providers Share Keys to Patient Experience Success
Patient experience is linked to reimbursement, patient safety, and clinical outcomes.
Strategy
Federal Program to Save Rural Hospitals Feels 'Growing Pains'
The Rural Emergency Hospital program is the first new federal payment model for hospitals since 1997.
Nursing
6 Ways CNOs are Improving Teamwork for 2024
The future of care hinges on a healthy nursing team that's in it for the long haul.
Marketing
Perspective: From Hospital to Hospitality -- Spin Doctors Brand Getting Sick as an Adventure. It's Not.
On these journeys, you don't get to go anywhere ? except maybe the hospital or doctor's office.
Innovation
Team Up to Tackle Care Redesign
Trinity Health uses virtual care, teamwork to address workforce, clinical care issues.
Technology
Vanderbilt Studies Value of Virtual Care for ICU Discharges
The health system is using a federal grant to analyze how a virtual care platform can be used to coordinate...
Clinical Care
6 Ways to Reduce Length of Stay
A pair of chief clinical officers share their strategies for managing length of stay.
Technology
Hospitals Are Looking for Hard ROI in Virtual Nursing
Health systems across the country are launching telemedicine programs aimed at improving the nurse's workload, but both value and sustainability...
Innovation
Can Virtual Nursing Help Hospitals Address Workforce Challenges?
OSF HealthCare is one of several health systems launching a virtual nursing program aimed at improving nurse workflows and addressing...