The pandemic may be taking its toll on the massive consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, but it can't dampen the enthusiasm for digital health innovation.
The Kansas City-based health system has opened an inpatient virtual nursing unit that is managed almost entirely by nurses, and is fielding calls from health systems across the country interested in the concept.
Supported by new technology that can access more data from any location, healthcare organizations are using remote patient monitoring strategies to bring care into the home.
Coordinated Behavioral Care, a provider-led nonprofit, is trying out new technology and tactics to help patients transition back into their communities.
Health systems like Magnolia Regional Health Center are boosting patient engagement and reducing wasted prescriptions with new services at the point of care.
A recent survey of 100 health system executives finds that most say a strong digital health strategy is essential, yet less than a quarter are confident in the one they have.
Healthcare providers are partnering with electronic health record companies to create upgrades that make the technology platform more responsive to clinical needs.
A new C-Suite survey by West Monroe finds that health system leaders looking to establish a digital health strategy are challenged most by attracting and keeping IT talent and understanding how to define digital health.
Marketing plays a significant role for Northside Hospital, a nonprofit health system headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The five-hospital health system has focused on a few marketing campaigns in recent years, with a focus on more than just driving consumers to their locations.
In this three-part series, HealthLeaders looks at the significant loss of workers in the healthcare industry and how it will impact quality care and finances.
A new UCLA report finds that states that have eliminated affirmative action admissions at public medical schools also saw enrollment of racial and ethnic minority students fall by 37%.
Education benefits have risen in popularity among healthcare organizations in recent years, with organizations such as Blue Cross Blue Shield and Aetna offering options like student loan repayment and tuition reimbursement for employees.
Hospitals are spending more money on retention, recruiting, and benefits programs to maintain staffing levels and working to ensure the same quality level of care.
Nurses Against Violence will take its message that violence in the workplace is not acceptable or "part of the job," on May 12 with the United Nurses March in Washington, D.C.
Faced with a nursing shortage expected to stretch well into the next decade, CommonSpirit Health has launched a five-year strategic plan designed not only to attract and keep nurses, but to provide care in an innovative way that effectively stretches nursing resources.
Trinity Health's top nurse makes it her mission to prepare the health system's chief nurses to be strategic partners within their own hospital's leadership team.
In March 2021, the median years at an organization for nurses working 12-hour shifts was 3.6; by March 2022 the median years was 2.78, signifying a 19.5% drop, according to a new study by Epic Research.
"Many community-based organizations lack sustainability. It is up to payers—or the holders of the financial and outcomes risk for the individual—to create the infrastructure and processes to add CBOs to their VBC models and pay them for their services," says one health tech executive.
Revenue cycle top stories include a story on the leaders at Hutchinson Clinic and their experiences on outsourcing revenue cycle management processes to ensure the success of the organization.
CMS has published more guidance on the No Surprises Act, including new FAQs surrounding new surprise billing requirements and providing good faith estimates.
Health equity has been added to the Quadruple Aim of improving population health, enhancing the care experience, reducing costs, and promoting workforce well-being.
Alisahah Jackson, MD, shares the population health initiatives she's led at CommonSpirit during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, her leadership background and style, and offers advice to future leaders.
Healthcare executives share how their organizations have implemented a more diverse and inclusive space for their workforce and the community they serve, with results to prove it works.
Since the behavior modelled by the board of directors of your healthcare organization becomes the example for the rest of the organization, following are five steps your board can make to ensure that your nonprofit hospital or health system board is operating in a way that will drive clinical and financial discipline at all levels.
Lisa Shannon, the CEO of Allina Health, shares what goals she hopes to achieve in her first year as CEO, leadership transitions for the health system, and the importance of authentic leadership.
Healthcare executives agree that the greatest challenge to hospitals and health systems heading into 2022 is the staffing shortage, but there are steps CFOs can take to lessen its impact.
The pandemic and growing staffing crisis are impacting a number of key financial areas in healthcare, possibly forcing a reevaluation of the care that hospitals can provide.
COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing, sapping the staff and resources at nearly all hospitals. But this care brings in little revenue, and it comes at the expense of elective procedures that do.
There was no observed correlation between higher-priced hospitals and higher quality of care in certain markets, a study by the National Bureau of Economic Research found.
