In recent decades, the Justice Department has sued several states for unnecessarily confining people with disabilities in places such as state psychiatric hospitals, nursing homes and segregated workspaces. Such treatment violates a key part of the Americans With Disabilities Act — as affirmed in the 1999 Olmstead decision from the Supreme Court: that people with…
Orchid CEO Joe Pomianowski says company’s EHR tools automate much of the clinical note-writing process
Leaders across healthcare, technology, and policy circles agree that cybersecurity isn’t just a technical necessity — it’s foundational to patient safety The post Stronger Cybersecurity in Healthcare Starts with Smart Policy appeared first on MedCity News.
La disponibilidad de vacunas seguras y eficaces contra covid a menos de un año del inicio de la pandemia marcó un hito en los tres siglos de historia de la vacunación: comenzaba, aparentemente, una era de protección contra las enfermedades infecciosas. Sin embargo, una reacción generalizada contra las intervenciones del estado en la salud pública…
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes. The post Transforming Patient Care: The Role of AI-Powered Assistants appeared first on MedCity News.
By increasing the availability of services through flexible payment methods, providers have an opportunity to expand their customer base and establish themselves as trusted partners in the wellness journey. The post Pairing Wellness Needs With Financing Solutions: How a Second Look May Increase Accessibility to Services appeared first on MedCity News.
This data note examines the characteristics of nursing facilities and the people living in them with data from Nursing Home Compare, a publicly available dataset that provides a snapshot of information on quality of care in each nursing facility, and CASPER (Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports), a dataset that includes detailed metrics collected by…
Dr. Maria Pulido, chief medical officer, of Ascension St. Vincents, explains why he believes tools like Wellsheet makes the hospital care team’s job so much easier. The post Why the CMO of an Ascension Regional Hospital Likes Wellsheet appeared first on MedCity News.
KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Jerry Qualls had a heart attack in 2022 and was rushed by ambulance to Holston Valley Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for a week and kept alive by a ventilator and blood pump, according to his medical records. His wife, Katherine Qualls, said his doctors offered little hope. In an interview…
The availability of safe, effective covid vaccines less than a year into the pandemic marked a high point in the 300-year history of vaccination, seemingly heralding an age of protection against infectious diseases. Now, after backlash against public health interventions culminated in President-elect Donald Trump’s nominating Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the country’s best-known anti-vaccine activist,…