Hospitals
Eight Trinity Health Michigan Hospitals Named Most Technologically Advanced for Second Straight Year Livonia, Michigan (MI), Saint Joseph Mercy Health System
For Immediate Release Contact:Von Lozon [email protected] Eight Trinity Health Michigan Hospitals NamedMost Technologically Advanced for Second Straight Year CANTON and NORTON SHORES, (Oct. 11, 2022) – The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) announced that eight Trinity Health Michigan hospitals have received 2022 CHIME Digital Health “Most Wired” recognitions. Trinity Health Michigan hospitals have …
Engaging vulnerable populations: Making the right connections for better health
A woman from a low-income neighborhood chooses not to receive care from her closest health center, which is located in a wealthy community, because of a demeaning interaction she previously had with the office staff there. A Spanish-speaking man whose prostate cancer has been in remission avoids making a follow-up appointment because he’s uncomfortable navigating discussions with staff in English. His …
From Post-it Notes to AI: How AI technology can improve workflow for mental health clinicians
Until Dr. Shiri Sharvit, chief clinical officer of Eleos Health, started adopting artificial intelligence in her work as a practicing mental health clinician, her companion was a Post-it Note. But these Post-it Notes would sometimes get lost or have water spilled on them. Then came Eleos, an AI solution that improves workflow for behavioral health …
EHRs don’t reduce costs for rural hospitals
by Claudia Rhoades, Brian Whitacre and Alison Davis Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are computer programs used by hospitals to collect information about patients, treatments, and outcomes. Some experts believe that EHRs can improve health care quality and reduce hospital costs by reducing errors, facilitating the flow of information, and allowing health professionals to do tasks …
U.S. News & World Report Names Three Mercy Health – Youngstown Hospitals as High Performing for 2022-23
U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named all three Mercy Health – Youngstown hospitals as 2022-2023 High Performing hospitals in various conditions. This is the highest award a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings. The annual Procedures & Conditions ratings …
Health care workers at Crozer Health hospitals secure new contract
The social worker, clinical nutritionists, speech therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, laboratory technicians, and radiology technologists covered under the contract believe that it will improve retention and patient care. “I think it will help [us] have better communication with management and also helps us have some backup. Also, I think it helps with some patient …
Hackensack Meridian Health Has More U.S. News & World Report-Ranked Hospitals Than Any Other Health System in New Jersey
Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health Hospitals Earn Top Rankings Second Year in a Row in U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-23 Best Children’s Hospitals Report Hackensack University Medical Center is Nationally-Ranked by U.S. News & World Report in Four Specialties, More Than Any Other Hospital in New Jersey; JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute ranks among the nation’s …
Digital health investment undergoing a healthy reset, future to be defined by value
After the dizzying pace of digital health investment in 2021, it’s helpful to assess what has happened so far this year and what activity this sector is likely to see for the rest of 2022. According to this H1 2022 report from Rock Health, digital health funding activity has slowed, a trend that the industry …
Our View: Violence in Maine hospitals the result of failing health care system
Nurse Kristi Dugan demonstrates her medical staff training July 7 to keep herself between a potentially violent patient and a door at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal The pandemic showed us how much we rely on hospital workers for our care. It also reminded everyone how much abuse they take …