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Why is no one using our patient portal?
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationPatient portals and the functionality they offer have the potential to increase access to service, improve convenience and more effectively engage patients and consumers. They can also increase efficiencies for both patients and their providers.
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Healthcare jobs aplenty, but not all will make you rich
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationDo you work in healthcare, or want to? You're on the path to seeing the money, Glassdoor reports. Here are the specifics: Physicians make the most of any profession in the U.S. The median base salary was $187,876, with 7,770 job openings for 2017. But there are others in healthcare who are close behind: pharmacy managers earn $149,064 median base salary; pharmacists average $125,847; physician assistants average $112,529 and nurse practitioners $104,144.
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Teladoc: Telemedicine bellwether or bust?
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationIf Teladoc's 2016 annual report is telling of telemedicine's overall health then we've got ourselves a mixed bag. While the organization saw significant gains in revenue and use, it also saw a huge addition of debt.
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Listening leads to superlative nursing care
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareIt's been said that we have two ears and one mouth so that we'll listen twice as much as we talk. As nurses, we work with patients at their most vulnerable and frightened. So, are we listening enough or talking too much?
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Compounding the benefits of nature in healthcare settings
Michael J. Berens Healthcare AdministrationResearch in biophilia — the notion that humans experience an instinctive bond with nature and other living things — as well as the effects of daylighting has greatly increased our understanding of and appreciation for the ways in which access to nature and nature views enhance the experience of occupants in built environments.
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HAI Air Medical Services Committee grapples with drones in their zones
Julie Bernhard Medical & Allied HealthcareIt’s a bird, it’s a plane…no…it’s a drone. What was once a popular theme song for a famous superhero is now signifying another mysterious object in the sky, concerning many EMS helicopter operators and air medics industrywide. At a recent meeting of the HAI Air Medical Services Committee at the 2017 HAI Heli-Expo in Dallas, the group convened to talk publicly about current safety issues, with drones taking front and center.
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New healthcare legislation moves fast in Congress
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationAs the Trump presidency continues to move through its first 100 days, another campaign promise is beginning to come to fruition — the dismantling of the Affordable Care Act. The replacement healthcare bill, titled "The American Health Care Act," was recently introduced and has now successfully passed a second House committee. The bill will soon move to a full House vote, while Senate leaders are pressing for a Senate vote before Easter break, which starts April 7.
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Mental health concerns among parents of children with heart problems
Dorothy L. Tengler Mental HealthcareDealing with sick children can be challenging for parents. Usually, parents can handle common short-lived colds, viruses and other childhood illnesses. But parents of children born with serious conditions, such as heart defects, are particularly vulnerable to ongoing stress. A study evaluating emotional distress, depression and quality of life in parents of infants with severe congenital heart defects revealed that parents of these newborns, especially mothers, need psychological support during their children’s hospitalizations.
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The future of expedited drug approvals
Dr. Abimbola Farinde PharmaceuticalThe Trump administration is poised to select a head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) who intends change the current process of drug approvals in the U.S. This new process will possibly change the current drug development model that has been used by the FDA for many years. At the prospective forefront of this change are the two candidates vying for the head of the FDA.
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More informatics experience means more money for nurses
Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied HealthcareOne of the great things about the HIMSS Annual Conference and Expo is the amount of research and revelations to come from the organization each February or so. For those who track the day-to-day happenings of healthcare, HIMSS provides a cornucopia of information and an Easter basket full of goodies in regard to data that’s ready for consumption. New research from HIMSS' analytics arm shows a bit more insight into the working world of caregivers throughout the world’s health systems.
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