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Virtual Health Tech Enables the Continuum of Health from Hospital to Home

Health Populi

The report lays out the many components of the virtual health ecosystem in three broad areas covering the continuum of care: Triage and intake, the front-door of routing patients to the most appropriate pathway for their symptoms. Telehealth is the sub-set of delivery methods and tools used to deliver health care services.

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4 Phases of Emergency Management for Hospitals and Health Systems

Relias

Events like power outages or fires can jeopardize patient safety, especially in critical care areas. Ensure clear communication: Keep staff, patients, and the community informed throughout the disaster using established communication protocols. Triage systems should be in place to manage surges in patient volume.

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How to Get Better Care to More People? Address Burnout, Bridge Insights, Embed Sustainability – the Philips Future Health Index 2024

Health Populi

The most prevalent use of automation across over one-half of the health care leaders’ organizations is with billing processes, appointment scheduling, patient check-in, staff scheduling, and clinical data entry. Finally, we get to sustainability which translates into financial as well as environmental challenges.

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Workforce Shortages and Health Care Cost Pressures Inspire RSNA 2023 (and yes, AI’s in the mix, too)

Health Populi

As AI applications continue to improve, they will be able to absorb or assist with a host of tasks, from scheduling to reporting to triage in imaging studies, freeing the radiologists to devote more time to the more enriching aspects of our work, and the reason we chose this challenging profession.

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Nurses with Disabilities: A Skilled Workforce

Minority Nurse

Nurses with disabilities are transforming healthcare and patient care practices,” says McCulloh. “ The priority with every nurse is to ensure patient safety. Nurses are needed to help guide policy, and the information is particularly validating to listeners when it comes from a nurse with a disability.

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Ultimate Guide to Patient Portal Development

Arkenea

Prescription Management E-prescribing allows healthcare providers to send accurate, error-free, and understandable prescriptions to the patient’s nearest pharmacy. E-prescribing ensures patient safety and prevents pharmacists from giving the wrong medication.

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