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Nurses Hacking for Health and Compassionomics

Health Populi

The hearts and minds of nurses are fertile and inspirational sources and engines for health care innovation. This past weekend, and for the second time, I had the privilege and opportunity to be a panelist for the perennial hackathon meet-up of Nurse Hack 4 Health , sponsored by Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, Sonnier, and DevUp.

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Lighting the Way to Efficient Patient Care – How Interoperability and Analytics Change the Nurse Call Paradigm

Healthcare IT Today

Of course, with this growth of technology we’ve also seen the growth of burnout and alert fatigue as devices send off warnings that aren’t useful and the volume of alerts that a nurse is getting is overwhelming. Plus, they look at how interoperability can help address this problem and provide valuable analytics.

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Nursing community collaboration on the European COVID-19 front-lines

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth Women In Health IT Workforce The pandemic has underlined the importance of nurses working together and ensuring we are better prepared for any future crisis, as highlighted during the 'European Nurses Facing COVID-19' webinar. Patients have embraced the shift to digital, with nurses supporting digital engagement.

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How leveraging cardiac data via RPM can help overcome many clinical challenges

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

To improve efficiency and ensure timely, high-quality care, hospitals should prioritize interoperability across all systems and devices, regardless of vendor. Other administrative tasks such as scheduling and reporting also are time-consuming, with nurses spending 15-20 mins per hour on such tasks, taking time away from patients.

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Mission Critical: Utilizing Technology to Advance Healthcare Interoperability

Healthcare IT Today

Only 40 percent of hospitals electronically integrate data from other hospitals outside of their system and only a distressing 30 percent of skilled nursing facilities exchange data outside of their walls. Notably, between 30 and 47 percent of U.S. hospitals still rely on fax or mail to send and receive patient records.

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The Quiet Hospital Unit and Other Benefits of an Open and Interoperable Communication Platform

Healthcare IT Today

For instance, if the patient is just asking for a pillow, the call goes to a technician instead of a nurse. This relieves the nurses of trivial tasks and lets them “practice at the top of their licenses.” Virtual nursing is also easier with seamless communications.

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The interoperability 'Golden Spike'

Morning eHealth

Modest Medicare telemedicine increase — Yelp 'beats' CMS at nursing home rating