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Can AI actually make recruiting more ‘human’?
Shawn Smajstrla Science & TechnologyIn the news last week was a recruiter named Vera. What made Vera newsworthy is that she's a robot. A Russian startup developed Vera, and big-names like PepsiCo, Ikea and L'Oréal are listed among the 300 or so clients already using the artificially intelligent software to help vet for open positions.
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Politics and nursing: Strange bedfellows?
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareWe live in a highly politicized time in the American national conversation, and nursing and healthcare are not immune from this phenomenon. At times it seems that everything is political in nature — and perhaps most things are in the 21st century.
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4 ways to help your patients trust treatment by a resident
Lisa Mulcahy Medical & Allied HealthcarePut yourself in your patient's position: You're in your hospital bed, awaiting the doctor's arrival for your initial workup. But hold on. The white-coated young man who comes into the room couldn't have a medical license — he barely looks old enough to have a driver's license.
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Hospitals struggling to fill job openings
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationRegardless of location and size, hospitals across the U.S. face a serious talent shortage, management staffing firm Leaders for Today warns in its report, "The Candidates Don't Exist." The hospital industry has seen signs of a shortage of nurses, physicians and leadership for some time.
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Evolution: Telemedicine to digital health
Christina Thielst Medical & Allied HealthcareDigital health continues its expansion beyond more traditional telemedicine modalities as health professionals find new ways to apply technologies. In recent years, this expansion has become more of an evolution as the Internet, health information technology and even social media are blended into systems and processes.
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Nurses continue to push for safe staffing in DC
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareFor the third straight year, nurses are planning to meet on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The Nurses Take DC event will be held April 26 and hopes to again raise public awareness regarding safe nurse-patient ratios, meeting with legislators to discuss nurse staffing and to support pending legislation.
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Lessons learned from nurse practitioner claims history
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationThe lessons we learn can come from our own experiences or those of others. In the case of risk management, closed malpractice claims provide a particularly valuable source of information. This includes aggregation of data and objective case studies, from which review and analysis can occur.
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EHRs not lowering costs for healthcare organizations
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationElectronic health records were advertised as efficiency machines, capable of reducing paperwork, improving the care efficiency and perhaps even improving outcomes. But, to a large degree, the technology has done no such thing.
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Organizational wisdom in healthcare
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationEvery healthcare organization is a rich repository of accumulated wisdom that serves as the underpinnings of that organization's overall identity and values. While website mission statements are one aspect of identity for a healthcare facility or system, truly distinctive character and wisdom are represented by the memory, knowledge and skill of the individuals who are intrinsic parts of the collective whole. Intelligent healthcare leaders recognize this dynamic by actively honoring, valuing and preserving institutional memory.
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‘Hide and seek’ health pricing has to stop
Jason Poquette Healthcare AdministrationWhen a patient walks into a pharmacy with a new prescription in hand, something radical happens in the field of healthcare: They hear the price. How that price was arrived at isn't always crystal clear. Sometimes a deductible is included. Sometimes they are paying a percentage of the contracted price. There are even times when their copay includes a PBM clawback (which even the pharmacy may not know).
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