When a Friend Becomes a Caregiver

For several years, Nicole Straight and Patricia Wood, who lived across the street from each other in Sausalito, California, were more neighbors than friends, exchanging sociable greetings and occasionally having coffee. Then, last October, Wood took a fall, broke her neck, and spent three months in rehabilitation. When she returned to the house she shares…

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How Lifepoint Health Is Using AI to Give Nurses Their Time Back

Michelle Watson, Lifepoint Health’s chief nurse executive, believes ambient listening and AI-powered patient prioritization are helping nurses reclaim time on tasks that don’t require clinical judgment. The goal is to free nurses up for the work that actually requires their expertise. The post How Lifepoint Health Is Using AI to Give Nurses Their Time Back…

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Institutional Betrayal: HHS’s Failure to Decarbonize the Healthcare Industry (Part 1)

By DAVID INTROCASO The Problem From an anthropocentric perspective, the climate crisis is fundamentally a threat to human health and survival.  The US healthcare industry significantly contributes to this threat. US healthcare’s greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) annually account for over 600 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents or ~10% of total US annual GHG…

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Forus Secures $150M Series C, Reaches $3B Valuation

Forus’ $150 million Series C round was led by Bain Capital Ventures, with participation from Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, Accel, Redpoint, BoxGroup, Pear VC, Avra, Human Capital, Neo, Vast Ventures and SV Angel. The post Forus Secures $150M Series C, Reaches $3B Valuation appeared first on MedCity News.

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