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Innovation
AI For the ED Aims to Make 'Order Out of Chaos'
Hospitals are testing AI in the Emergency Department, where clinicians face high rates of burnout and need tools to help...
Innovation
AI Is Saving Lives in Stroke Treatment
In Alaska, where access to specialist care is challenging and emergency transfers can be harrowing, providers are using AI to...
CEO
Ardent Health Makes Expansion Push by Acquiring 18 Urgent Care Clinics
The health system is investing in ambulatory operations in two different markets to reach new patients.
Innovation
Micro-Hospitals in the Spotlight: Small Size, Big Benefits
Often called neighborhood hospitals, these small-footprint facilities give health systems a branded presence in competitive and underserved markets.
Technology
Can Healthcare Leaders Learn From the VA’s Virtual Care Dilemma?
Virtual care programs for veterans are seeing mixed results. That could help healthcare organizations better understand what works and what...
Technology
Michigan HIE Targets Data Exchange Silos in Emergency Care
A pilot project coordinated by the Michigan Health Information Network aims to help hospitals share critical patient data with EMS...
HLM Mastermind
Urgent Care or ER? With 'One-Stop Shop,' Hospitals Offer Both Under Same Roof
Docs decide whether it's urgent or emergency care ?the health system bills accordingly.
Innovation
Can Digital Health Help People Prepare for Extreme Weather Events?
CVS Health is identifying at-risk members of Aetna health plans of upcoming heat waves and connecting them with resources for...
Innovation
New Technology Helps Intermountain Improve Liver Transplants
The OrganOx replicates conditions inside the human body to keep livers viable during the journey from the donor to the...
Technology
The Nation's 911 System Is on the Brink of Its Own Emergency
The outages illustrate the problems plaguing emergency communications due in part to wide disparities in the systems' age and capabilities.
Innovation
Rural RPM Program Is a Lifeline for Pregnant Women
Sanford Health?s remote patient monitoring program in northern Minnesota is giving pregnant women access to critical care services and resources
Innovation
Amazon Consolidates Telehealth, Primary Care Services on One Platform
The retail giant is folding its nearly two-year-old Amazon Clinic business into Amazon One Medical, saying the move makes things...