What Will Blood Testing Look Like In The Near Future?
The traditional process of blood draw is familiar to everyone. It typically involves visiting a healthcare facility where a professional, such as a nurse or phlebotomist, draws the blood. Patients then wait for results that are often challenging for non-professionals to interpret.
This analysis aims to explore how this universally recognized procedure has evolved recently and how it is expected to change in the next 5-10 years, especially in the context of digital health.
Initially, blood draw was a purely manual process, requiring skilled professionals for both the drawing and the analysis. The procedure and e...
Source: The Medical Futurist - January 23, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF lab test blood draw Source Type: blogs
Caring at a cost: workplace violence and my exit from nursing
In 2013, I graduated with a BSN, drawn to nursing by a love for science and a passion for helping others. The promise of good pay, job security, and growth opportunities was a marketing pitch so convincing I never thought to question it. Before my first clinical experience, I vividly recall having to attend a
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Caring at a cost: workplace violence and my exit from nursing originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Kate Morin, BSN Tags: Conditions Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
When I thought I was going to die. On the toilet.
I cannot believe I haven’t told this story.
In my youth, teens, during the Cold War. Old enough to know about the CW, and how we were all in danger, all the time. Nuclear War, MAD, the whole deal. It was a tense time specifically then, the US and the USSR were getting kinda chippy. I was aware.
Visiting relatives in the bustling city of Kermit, Texas. It’s an oil field town. (Kermit was in this blog a decade or more ago for BS involving criminally charging nurses for reporting a doc to the medical board, just search the site for Kermit).
Nature called, went to the throne room. Somewhere in this operation it hap...
Source: GruntDoc - January 20, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: gruntdoc Tags: Amusements Humorous Source Type: blogs
A heartfelt plea: the power of emotions in health care
I leaned over the bed’s railing, straining to hear the morphine-slurred words spilling out of his chapped lips. “Make them stop laughing,” he said, referring to the cohort of young nurses giggling around the code cart in the hallway. “I’m in here suffering, in pain, and I shouldn’t have to hear laughter. Tell them to
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A heartfelt plea: the power of emotions in health care originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 19, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Victoria Goodheart, DO Tags: Physician Emergency Medicine Source Type: blogs
Health IT – 2024 Health IT Predictions
As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting. Check out our community’s predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media.
All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared):
John and ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 18, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC 2024 Health IT Predictions Aasim Saeed Amenities Health Andrew Harding Ankit Gupta Anthony Hare Ash Wellness Availity Bicycle Health Source Type: blogs
Uses of AI in Healthcare – 2024 Health IT Predictions
As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting. Check out our community’s predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media.
All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared):
John and ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 17, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Administration AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC 2024 Health IT Predictions 2bPrecise Alexander Nazem Anish Sebastian Arascia Arun Nagdev Source Type: blogs
Martin Luther King
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, January 15, 2024.
It’s sunny and cold outside. The dogs are pining for a walk. At least I think they are; I’m not sure.
I’m experimenting with Apple Journal in the hope that I can get motivated to write again. This is a different blogging/journaling experience than what I’ve used in the past. I’m going to try it out and see how it works for me. I also have Jetpack, the WordPress blogging extension, loaded on both my phone and my iPad. It’s a decent environment but I found I was getting too many notifications from it. I didn’t like that. Maybe this will be different...
Source: Qui Interrogat - January 15, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Walt Trachim Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
CIO Podcast – Episode 66: Epic Gold Star Level 10 with Sergio Melgar
For the 66th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are talking to Sergio Melgar, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at UMass Memorial Health (UMMH) about his organization’s recent achievement of Epic Gold Star Level 10! First, we get into why Melgar decided to go for this incredible achievement. Then we discuss how UMMH reacted to his goal of achieving Epic Gold Star Level 10 and how they react now that they have it. Next, we get into the achievement itself as Melgar shares what the hardest part was to becoming Epic Gold Star Level 10. We then transition that into asking if Me...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 15, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: C-Suite Leadership EMR-EHR Healthcare CIO Podcasts Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Revenue Cycle Management CIO Leadership Epic Epic Gold Star Level 10 Epic RCM Epic Revenue Cycle Management Healthcare Leadership John Lynn Source Type: blogs
Healthcare Workforce – 2024 Health IT Predictions
As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting. Check out our community’s predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media.
All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared):
John and ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 10, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Administration Ambulatory Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Revenue Cycle Management 2024 Health IT Predictions Amy Amrick Ashish Shah Aspirion Benjami Source Type: blogs
CHIME23 – What ’ s a Problem, Technology, Opportunity, or Issue Not Enough People are Talking About?
The world of health IT is ever-changing. One moment a problem is unsolvable, the next a new technology has been created and solves the problem. One moment no one is talking about something, the next it is the hottest topic of the year. Or reversely, one moment we’re all talking about one topic, and the next we’ve left that topic in the dust as we all moved on to something new. Sometimes we even get hyper-focused on one topic, forgetting to expand our vision to the many technicalities that are needed to properly support the topic. But just like the other scenarios, that can change on the flip of a coin where all...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 10, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Grayson Miller Tags: C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System 314e Corporation Aditya Bansod Alok Sharma CHIME 2023 Clay Ritchey Clearwater Clint Drawdy Connection Divurgent Healthcare CIO Hospital CIO iMethods Source Type: blogs
Three Ways AI-Powered Automation is Assisting Healthcare Workers
The following is a guest article by Jason Warrelmann, Vice President, Global Services & Process Industries at UiPath
From battling COVID-19 surges to an increase in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and this year’s cold and flu season, physicians and their staffs continue to navigate one of the busiest times of the year. This, coupled with national healthcare worker shortages, means that healthcare workers are feeling heightened patient volumes and stress levels.
According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Vital Signs, nearly half (45.6%) of all healthcare workers sur...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 10, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC AI Automation burnout Healthcare AI Healthcare Automation Improving Patient Care Jason Warrelmann Patient Experience Source Type: blogs
RISE-ing Stars From Northern Arizona University
Chantel Tsosie at her college graduation, wearing her Tribe’s formal, traditional rug dress that her grandmother made. Credit: Courtesy of Chantel Tsosie.
“Science is for everyone. It’s in everything. It exists in cultures everywhere,” says Chantel Tsosie, a master’s student in the NIGMS-supported Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) program at Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff. The program aims to prepare a diverse group of students for research careers through culturally relevant support, hands-on research experiences, and a tailored curriculum.
Chantel started her bachelor’...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 10, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Profiles Training Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – January 7, 2024 – New executives at CitiusTech, MultiPlan, and NextGen, plus 15 other stories
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
News and Studies
A study from Epic Research found women screened for breast cancer annually have a 17% lower risk of mortality after a breast cancer diagnosis than those screened every two years. Women who are Black, over 60, o...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 7, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT ACO REACH Amenities Health Arcadia Healthcare Solutions athenahealth Atropos Health BioProcure Bloomlife CitiusTech Corti Deciphex directtrust Epic Research Equality Health Eric Meizlish Healthcare IT Today Bonu Source Type: blogs
Voluntary Assisted Dying: A Discussion of Key Legal Issues for Australian Nurses
Discussion of Key Legal Issues for Australian Nurses, Collegian (2023): Background:... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - January 7, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Weekly Roundup – January 6, 2024
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 first week of 2024.
2024 Health IT Predictions: Health Equity. As in past years, we asked the Healthcare IT Today Community to offer their predictions for the year ahead. First up is health equity, where our experts anticipate an emphasis on bidirectional data sharing, collaborative care, and community health. Read more…
2024 Health IT Predictions: Cyber...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 6, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs
