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Hospitals That Ditch Masks Risk Exposure

Bill of Health

Manta This month, New York became the latest to join the growing list of states that have ended their requirements for routine masking in hospitals and other healthcare settings. Ending routine masking in hospital settings is a dangerous move. It also exposes hospitals to the risk of liability.

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How one NYC hospital transformed the patient experience

Healthcare Dive

Find out how an NYC hospital system improved care, enhanced the patient experience and reduced admin staff workload by modernizing the check-in process.

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Lawmakers introduce bipartisan legislation addressing workplace violence in hospitals — again

Healthcare Dive

Despite widespread support from healthcare workers and hospital associations, federal regulations protecting hospital workers have previously failed to advance in Congress.

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Most hospitals are not yet ready for LLM-based patient portals

Healthcare It News

However, it may take a while for hospitals to apply the newer large language models to their patient portals. In the session " Patient portal integration for enhanced hospital operations ," Dr Roel Bolt, CMIO, Franciscus Hospital discussed the evolution and innovation of patient portals.

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A Guide to Virtual Care Technology: 5 Steps to Creating Your Continuum of Care

This guide addresses the increased demand for and benefits of expanding your virtual care options to help retain patients, cut down on hospital readmissions, and expand revenue opportunities. 5 steps to create your complete care continuum. 5 ways a virtual care platform improves ROI.

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Hospitals share differing medical prices online versus over the phone, secret shopper survey finds

Healthcare Dive

The study raises new questions about the dependability of hospital pricing, and builds on a mountain of research finding wide variance in pricing between different hospitals — and within the same facility.

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Covenant Health advances hospital-at-home program

Healthcare It News

Covenant Health expanded its high acuity care hospital-at-home program in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Tuesday. Patient Ron Slone of Farragut, Tennessee, said he was elated to be home and that his home hospital supplies were already set up before he was transported back. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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A Guide to Improved Sepsis Detection & Compliance: 6 Areas You Should Address

This guide highlights key areas that your sepsis detection platform should address to minimize the impact of this leading, entirely preventable cause of in-hospital deaths, as well as how to increase compliance by 20% in 30 days. Download to learn more!