By Kristy Drollinger – Advanced AI predictive models are getting better at finding patients with undiagnosed disease before symptoms, or a crisis, make the diagnosis unmistakable. They can interpret subtle clues already sitting in EHR data to surface elevated-risk patients who warrant further evaluation.
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By Khalid Sattar – Healthcare has spent decades optimizing care delivery. It has invested billions in clinical excellence, advanced diagnostics, modern facilities, digital records, and operational efficiency. Yet one of healthcare’s greatest challenges still occurs before care even begins. Patients struggle to access the system.
A new international survey of physicians highlights strong enthusiasm for wearable health technologies and their potential to improve patient care. Physicians recognize the value of data from smartwatches, fitness trackers, and biosensors, and many are using wearable technologies in their own lives to monitor and support their health.
By John Torontow – Physicians are trained to be questioners, seekers, and skeptics. This is usually a good thing, as skeptics tend not to accept the first or most obvious answer. And when their doctors are inspired to dig deeper, patients tend to feel like they’ve got someone on their side who really cares.
Congressional leaders have agreed to a bicameral, bipartisan package of health care proposals that includes parts of the American Medical Association’s policy agenda.
By Philip Wickline – For all of the technological advancements that have unfolded in healthcare over the past several years, one relic of the past still seems to sum up today’s patient experience. The clipboard. It’s a potent symbol of just how much responsibility and redundancy healthcare providers continue to thrust onto patients when it comes to gathering and sharing data.
By Hamad Husainy DO FACEP – Hospitals are under increasing pressure to minimize readmissions and close costly gaps in care, particularly during the crucial post-acute care phase when patients move to skilled nursing facilities. This is the phase when patients are most vulnerable, and even small gaps in care can lead to complications and avoidable readmissions, no small consideration for hospitals.
By Elizabeth Anderson MSN RN & Trina Geiss – Nurses are at the center of the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare technologies. From EHRs and smart beds to IV pumps, real-time location systems, and virtual nursing, nurses are engaging with technology intended to impact the healthcare space.
By Amol Dalvi – Faced with skyrocketing labor costs, escalating cyber threats, and growing demands for digital services, healthcare CIOs are navigating a perfect storm of pressures. The challenge? Deliver better care, more efficiently, with fewer resources. But within that challenge lies opportunity.