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TN Health System Strikes Partnership to Deploy AI-Driven Virtual Nursing

December 15, 2022 - Tennessee-based Ardent Health Services and software company care.ai have announced a partnership to implement the company’s Virtual Nursing platform at Lovelace Medical Center, Ardent’s Albuquerque, New Mexico-based affiliate. According to the press release, the Virtual Nursing solution and associated program at Lovelace aim to...

Leveraging Data Analytics, Clinical Intelligence to Bolster Perioperative Care

September 20, 2022 by Shania Kennedy

Healthcare organizations are continually looking for ways to improve efficiency and optimize workflows without burdening staff or patients. However, with staffing and resource shortages plaguing health systems since the beginning of the...

Structuring Data Helps Providers Tackle Workforce Management Challenges

March 28, 2022 by Consensus Cloud Solutions

Clinical and administrative workforce management has become an increasingly complex problem for healthcare organizations to address, made more salient by a pandemic that has taken a toll on providers...

For Better Population Health, Invest in Primary Care Providers

February 26, 2019 by Jennifer Bresnick

A higher number of primary care providers (PCPs) in a given region is associated with significant gains in life expectancy for resident populations, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal...

Blockchain Alliance Aims to Tackle Provider Data Management

April 02, 2018 by Jessica Kent

Humana, MultiPlan, Optum, Quest Diagnostics and UnitedHealthcare have announced a cooperative pilot program that will utilize blockchain technology to improve data quality and reduce administrative...

Artificial Intelligence to Make More Health Jobs Than it Eliminates

December 14, 2017 by Jennifer Bresnick

Some healthcare professionals might view artificial intelligence as a job-killer, but advanced machine learning may actually create more employment opportunities in the industry than it eliminates,...

Big Data, Health IT Innovation for Hospitals Risks Stagnation

September 22, 2017 by Jennifer Bresnick

Productive partnerships and more effective management processes are a fundamental requirement for hospitals and health systems seeking to harness their big data assets for digital innovation, says a...

FDA: Education, Population Health Can Fight Opioid Abuse

June 01, 2017 by Jennifer Bresnick

Newly minted FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb is coming out swinging against the rising tide of opioid abuse, stressing the important role of population health management strategies and education in...

AMA: Physicians Love Their Jobs Despite EHR, Financial Woes

March 30, 2017 by Jennifer Bresnick

Physician dissatisfaction might not be quite as rampant as EHR naysayers are apt to believe, according to new survey results from the American Medical Association. Despite the challenges brought...

Fearing a scolding, 50% of patients lie about their health

October 02, 2014 by Jennifer Bresnick

Half of patients admit to lying, minimizing, or evading when asked about symptoms or lifestyle habits that may influence their outcomes, according to new research from Software Advice, mostly because...

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