With one-third of consumers using social media for seeking or sharing medical information, 41 percent say tools like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and online forums influence their choice of a specific hospital, medical facility or doctor, according to Tuesday’s report from consulting firm PwC. In a survey of more than a thousand consumers, more than two-fifths… Read more »
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Keeping Your Nurses Happy
With nursing shortages on the rise, there are no shortages of opportunities for good nurses. The best way to combat the turnover that might cause? Make sure your nurses are happy in their environment and their positions. A Life Concierge For most employees, a work-life balance is an important facet when choosing an organization. At… Read more »
ACOs Multiply As Medicare Announces 27 New Ones
By Jenny Gold and Christian Torres KHN Staff Writers Despite uncertainty over how the Supreme Court will rule on the health law, a key provision intended to help transform the delivery of care is moving ahead. The Obama administration announced Tuesday that 27 health systems have been selected to participate in Medicare’s Shared Savings Program,… Read more »
Are Smartphones To Blame For The Increase In Data Breaches?
Consider this: 96% of healthcare organizations have experienced at least one data breach in the past two years. Only 23% of health care organizations use mobile device encryption. Nearly half of healthcare organizations do nothing to protect data on mobile devices. Now consider that the number of physicians using smartphones has escalated rapidly in recent… Read more »
Why one-third of hospitals will close by 2020
Very interesting article by David Houle and Jonathan Fleece. For centuries, hospitals have served as a cornerstone to the U.S. health care system. During various touch points in life, Americans connect with a hospital during their most intimate and extraordinary circumstances. Most Americans are born in hospitals. Hospitals provide care after serious injuries and during… Read more »
How The iPad Is Succeeding In Healthcare
Several industries have taken an interest in the iPad since its 2010 unveiling, but healthcare has been one of the quickest to adopt it. No numbers exist for iPad sales specific to health care, but major institutions such as Stanford University School of Medicine in California hand them out to medical students and other physicians…. Read more »
Mobile Technology: It’s No Longer Optional for Healthcare institutions
Eric Yablonka, Chief Information Officer of University of Chicago Hospitals & UC Pritzker School of Medicine, recently commented, “Connected medical devices are not just ‘nice to have stuff’ anymore; [they’re] proving themselves to be truly life saving stuff now.” And who better to discuss the future of mobile technologies for health research and healthcare delivery… Read more »
How Medical Staffing Can Improve Patient Safety and Reduce Medical Errors
Even with legions of clinicians and healthcare executives working to improve patient safety, medical errors still cost tens of thousands of lives each year. What more can hospitals do to reduce the number of medication errors, hospital infections and even wrong-site surgeries? Many institutions are making progress in guarding against medical errors by recruiting medical… Read more »
Recruiting Doctors to Work in Rural America
Morgan Hunter HealthSearch recently had the unique opportunity to work with The Ashland Health Center, a tiny hospital in southwest Kansas. This hospital takes a unique approach to recruiting top-tier healthcare professionals to a rural location. Listen to the interview from NPR below that outlines this unique approach to recruiting:
Medical Devices to Watch in 2012
With so much going on in the medical field every day, it’s hard to keep track of what deserves your attention and what doesn’t. To help narrow it down, here are four of the most promising and innovative new medical devices to keep an eye on in 2012: Renal artery ablation to treat resistant hypertension:… Read more »