Weekly Roundup – October 8, 2022
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.
Burnout’s Effect on Healthcare Staffing. As burned-out healthcare workers leave their roles, the workers who remain must do more with less. John Lynn asked members of the Healthcare IT Today community if technology can help health systems facing a staffing crisis. A range of solutions – from automation of repetitive tasks to more flexible sch...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 8, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs
Burnout and the Staffing Crisis – How Do They Impact the Healthcare Workforce and What are Some Possible Solutions?
During the pandemic, so much was asked of our healthcare workers that they began to get burnt-out and started to quit. With people leaving, the remaining staff began to be stretched to make up for this loss. Stretched out led to stretched thin, meaning that more healthcare workers got burnt-out and quit as well. Leaving us stuck in a vicious cycle of not enough workers and burning out quickly as a result. So how do we get out of this cycle?
We reached out to our Healthcare IT Today community to hear their thoughts on physician burnout and the healthcare staffing crisis and see what solutions they had. Take a look and see i...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 6, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Administration Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Bryan Dickerson burnout Dr. Kikelomo (Dayo) Belizaire Dr. Ujjwal Ramtekkar Healthcare Automation Healthcare Burn Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
October 06, 2022 Edition-----In the UK the current Tory Government appears to have totally lost the plot and failed to even move to fix things – a real disaster I fear for millions.In the US Hurricane Ian seems to have been of Biblical Scale that will take years to repair the damage.In Europe we see the recession arriving.In OZ we are coping with the Optus data breach, an imminent and difficult Budget and the new Integrity Commission being sorted out!-----Major Issues.-----https://www.afr.com/technology/manufacturers-turn-to-robots-as-job-ads-go-unanswered-20220920-p5bjilHow a $1m robot solved this company ’s labour sh...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 6, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Disruption Final
BY JEFF GOLDSMITH
If you read the business press, as I do every day, It is impossible to escape the “disruption” meme. Clayton Christiansen’s 1997 Innovators Dilemma explored how established businesses are blindsided by lower-cost competitors that undermine their core products, and eventually destroy their businesses. Classic examples were the displacement of film-based cameras by digital cameras and, now, cell phones, the destruction of retail shopping by Amazon and video rental outlets by streaming video services.
A Civic Religion
Perhaps because Christiansen’s analysis arrived at the peak of the ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Tech Health Technology health innovation Jeff Goldsmith Source Type: blogs
Has “Disruption” Reached Its Sell-by Date?
BY JEFF GOLDSMITH
If you read the business press, as I do every day, It is impossible to escape the “disruption” meme. Clayton Christiansen’s 1997 Innovator’s Dilemma explored how established businesses are blindsided by lower cost competitors that undermine their core products, and eventually destroy their businesses. Classic examples were the displacement of film-based cameras by digital cameras and then cell phones, the destruction of retail shopping by Amazon and of video rental by streaming video services.
A Civic Religion
Perhaps because Christiansen’s analysis arrived at the peak of the first In...
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Tech Health Technology health innovation Jeff Goldsmith Source Type: blogs
Burning Up and Burned Out? Addressing Patient Burnout Amidst a Burned-Out Industry – #HITsm Chat Topic
We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this month’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 10/7 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This month’s chat will be hosted by Erica Olenski Johansen (@thegr8chalupa) on the topic “Burning Up and Burned Out? Addressing Patient Burnout Amidst a Burned-Out Industry.”
As an industry, we have our work cut out for us. Among a list of growing challenges and dynamics, there are several patterns coloring the landscape:
Managing the high costs of care.
Ensuring patient access to adequate insurance coverage.
Delivering equitable health outcomes.
Responding to the consumer in the healt...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 4, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Erica Olenski Johansen Tags: #HITsm Communication and Patient Experience Healthcare IT #HITsm Chat #HITsm Topics burnout Clinician Burnout Clinician Satisfaction Erica Olenski Johansen Healthcare Burnout Patient Burnout Patient Satisfaction Physician Burnout Source Type: blogs
" And then a Plank in Reason, broke, "
“I am dead.” In terms of possible delusions in living human beings,Le d élire des négations—the nihilistic delusion that one is dead —evokes the most harrowing existence imaginable. The French neurologistJules Cotard first described the syndrome that bears his name (1882,English translation):I hazard the name ofdelirium of negations to designate the state of the patients ... in whom the negative disposition is carried to the highest degree. [They are] asked their name – they have no name; their age – they are ageless; where were they born – they were not born; ... if they have a headache, s...
Source: The Neurocritic - September 30, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: The Neurocritic Source Type: blogs
Burnt Out of Being Burnt Out – What ’ s Needed to Really Help Physicians?
You can’t turn anywhere in healthcare that you’re not seeing people burnt out. It’s gotten so bad that it’s now contributing to healthcare workforce issues. COVID hasn’t helped. Over regulation hasn’t helped. And don’t even talk to me about that yoga room either (It’s nice, but not a real solution to burnout).
To better understand what’s really causing burnout in physicians, I had a chance to interview Dr. Eve Bloomgarden, MD, COO at IMPACT and CDO of Women in Medicine, Dr. Subha Airan-Javia, MD, CEO & Founder at CareAlign and Hospitalist at Penn Medicine, ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: C-Suite Leadership Clinical EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System CareAlign Divurgent EHR Optimization Eve Bloomgarden Health IT Optimization Healthcare Burnout Healthcare IT Video Interviews Healthcare Source Type: blogs
Adult Day Care Can Fill a Gap for Seniors and Their Caregivers
Photo credit Arthur Pflueger
Most seniors are keen on staying in their homes as they age, but family caregivers often struggle to meet their loved ones’ needs and still carve out time for work, family time, hobbies, social engagements, and leisure time. Caregivers can become overburdened quickly, and it is crucial to seek out help to keep from getting burned out. Other family members and friends are frequently recruited for assistance, but these people have busy schedules, too, and are only willing to contribute so much of their time. In-home care is an excellent option, but some families are nervous about invit...
Source: Minding Our Elders - September 24, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
Optimizing the Healthcare Workforce with Technology
There are a lot of challenges that healthcare workers are currently facing, burnout from overworking being one of the most pressing. But that doesn’t have to be the case. Through utilizing the technology that we currently have available, many areas of work healthcare professionals are doing can be automated and simplified. Carefully integrating various technological solutions into your organization can lift some of the burden your workers are experiencing. Thus reducing burnout and increasing the level of care your patients are receiving.
We reached out to the Healthcare IT Today community to get their thoughts on us...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 20, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Alex Bacchetti AVIA Connect America Corinna Dan dina Dr. Greg Albers Dr. Keith Dressler Greg Miller Guillaume Castel Healthcare Auto Source Type: blogs
Wednesday Bible Study: Ignore this post
If I were you, I wouldn ' t bother to read Ch. 6. The Chronicler provides a genealogy of the Levite priesthood, which is just a recitation of meaningless names; then digresses to name David ' s temple musicians, then gives a specific genealogy of the descendants of Aaron who are the kohanim, who can perform the sacrifices. Then he tells us what lands they were given. There are several minor discrepancies between this accounting and the Deuteronomist history, but they aren ' t worth pointing out. Presumably the writer includes Levi and possibly Aaron in his own genealogy but he doesn ' t identify himself.6 [a]The sons ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - September 14, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Sepsis Sleuths
Sometimes we can be our own worst enemies without even realizing it. One devastating example is sepsis: our body’s overwhelming or impaired immune response to an insult—usually an infection or an injury to the body. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), sepsis affects at least 1.7 million people in the United States each year, and it can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. (See our sepsis fact sheet for more information.)
Credit: CDC.
Sepsis is complex and not well-understood, so it’s challenging to diagnose and treat. NIGMS, along with its other NIH and Department o...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - September 13, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Tools and Techniques Computational Biology Research Roundup Sepsis Source Type: blogs
105 Fake People Quotes That Will Help You Move On and Build a Happier Life
Sometimes you’ve just had enough.
You need a fresh start.
Away from people who you thought would support you but didn’t. From the people that you needed kindness from but only displayed indifference or criticized you or talked about you behind your back.
In today’s post I’d like to share timeless advice on this painful topic and give you 105 of the best fake people and fake friends quotes.
I truly hope this post will bring you some comfort, new perspectives and motivate you to move on from disappointment and hurt and into a happier and more loving chapter of your life.
And if you want even more helpful inspiration...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - September 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest by Physicians Creating the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: Bad Faith or Incompetence?
We described above how changes in opioid policy aimed at reducing Washington State’s Medicaid and Workers Compensation costs contributed to an increase in methadone deaths between 2003 and late 2014 (23-25). Focusing on similar cost reductions, the Centers for Medicar e and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rules for 2019 including several directives intended to reduce " Opioid Overutilization, ” including adoption of the “90 morphine milligram equivalent (MME) threshold cited by the 2016 CDC Opioid Guideline (147, 148). Simply put, reduced prescribing reduces costs for prescribed medications.Chou received research fu...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - September 12, 2022 Category: Palliative Care Tags: health policy judy kollas opioids research schechtman Source Type: blogs
“ The social ” – a brief look at family
Our most important relationships, the ones we learn most from, probably occur in families (Bowlby, 1978). As kids, even before we begin to speak, we observe our family members – and there’s reasonable evidence showing that how well these early relationships develop influences our experience of pain and how we express it.
I had the occasion to read a little about adolescent and children’s pain, and the influence of parents on young people as they grow up. There’s a great deal of research interest in children’s pain because children with persistent pain grow up to be adults – usually al...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - September 11, 2022 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Assessment Back pain Chronic pain Low back pain Research Science in practice adolescents biopsychosocial family pain management partners spouse Source Type: blogs
