HIT Consultant

JUNE 27, 2023

New research from Mayo Clinic Proceedings found that 63% of physicians report at least one symptom of burnout, a drastic increase from 46% in 2011. In other cases, hospitals turn to travel nurses to alleviate understaffing, improve workflows, and reduce time spent on inefficient tasks.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

There are a lot of challenges that healthcare workers are currently facing, burnout from overworking being one of the most pressing. Through utilizing the technology that we currently have available, many areas of work healthcare professionals are doing can be automated and simplified. But that doesn’t have to be the case.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 9, 2023

“Generative AI already has the power to alleviate some of providers’ biggest woes, which include rising costs and high inflation, clinician shortages, and physician burnout,” Bain & Company observe in Beyond Hype: Getting the Most Out of Generative AI in Healthcare Today. Bain & Co.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2023

Health systems are acquiring more complex software and technologies – as well as the people to manage them – while they continue to keep legacy tech. More tech requires more upkeep, more data requiring complex management, and less interoperability or communication between dissimilar systems. Ted Shannon, CFO at Strive Health.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 9, 2023

And while nothing is wrong with this, it’s important that we don’t loose sight of AI being a tool and not a replacement. There are so many great things that AI can do, such as data gathering, increased pattern recognition, etc. However, it cannot fully nor successfully replace a human. Read what they had to say down below.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 10, 2024

Jason Considine, Chief Commercial Officer at Experian Health Staffing shortages will continue to be a major pain point for providers in 2024 and have a direct impact on their bottom line. Dot Havard, Head of Global Workforce at CPSI In the US, the healthcare workforce continues to experience staffing shortages and hiring concerns.

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Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

IV contrast shortage impacting Alabama hospitals. Labor actions among physicians intensify in California. Bill addressing nurse staffing shortages clears House. Travel nurses raced to help during Covid. Now they’re facing abrupt cuts. US faces deficit of 450,000 nurses by 2025. Ducey announces $6.5M Elizabeth Hospital.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

There are so many challenges that we are currently facing in the world of healthcare, that possibly adding another one is overwhelming to think about. Previously, a lab tech would send a secure message to a provider requesting a call, as policy dictated that a live phone conversation between tech and provider was required.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes.

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Hall Render

MAY 19, 2023

to Partners The federal COVID-19 emergency is ending. to Partners The federal COVID-19 emergency is ending. Supplemental Grant for Rural Health Programs UAMS to Study Affordable Care Act’s Impact on Breast Cancer Treatment Arkansas Children’s Hospital Auxiliary Donates $1.4

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 1, 2023

to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M

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Hall Render

MARCH 18, 2022

Drug Shortages Worsening, Pharmacists Say. Hospitals and Health Systems Experiencing Severe Shortage of Pharmacy Technicians. New physicians want work-life balance in first job, survey says. New Stark rule and Anti-Kickback Statute pave the way for physicians and value-based arrangements. What’s in the $1.5

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

As generative AI capabilities rapidly expand, the age-old and important tension between high-tech, human touch, and high-touch promises to make significant advances in the coming year. As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. 2024 will likely see continued hype regarding A.I.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Private equity drove 70% of physician medical group deals last year. Could virtual nursing help combat the shortage of nurses? 10 states with the largest decreases to travel nurse pay. After court ruling for AHA in 340B case, HHS says it will start adjusting payment rates for certain 340B hospitals within approximately two weeks.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 14, 2022

19% of US hospitals critically understaffed, 21% anticipate shortages: Numbers by state. COVID-19 positive, asymptomatic healthcare workers return amid staffing shortages. Staffing shortages take toll on Alabama hospitals. Alabama physician, ASC founder dies. States With the Biggest Hospital Staffing Shortages.

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Hall Render

APRIL 21, 2023

NATIONAL 6 health systems using GPT and AI tools 100,000 nurses left industry during the pandemic, report finds AHA backs bill to delay Medicaid DSH cuts by 2 years AHA launches info hub for healthcare quality leaders AHA opposes MedPAC recommendations to Congress on site-neutral, Part B drug, wage index policies AHA ramps up 340B protection efforts (..)

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

NATIONAL Biden plans to end the Covid public health emergency this spring in a major shift to federal response Biden administration will end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11 Can a drugstore be your only doctor? Now hospitals are charging them.

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