Clinical

A tiny fraction of healthcare executives, 5%, said clinical integration is their supply chain't top priority.

Younger consumers are especially are willing to switch providers over a bad billing experience.

UCLA researchers have found that pressure ulcers first form on the inside of the body at a cellular level, says researcher and CEO Martin Burns.

By enabling board members to review clinical trial treatment options virtually, assessment time can be reduced from 14 days to four, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

Example of change is allowing a hospital to donate free cybersecurity software to each physician that refers patients to its hospital.

The annual report from ECRI Institute spotlights the Top 10 technology dangers in hospitals, ambulatory clinics and LTPAC settings.

In the first six months, a quality improvement initiative helped realize a 662% increase in the number of patients identified each month for follow-up – from eight per month to 61.

Seven administrative and clinical executives from across the health system discuss efforts from an electronic ICU to an AI symptom checker to ‘smart hospital’ tech.

While there's no universal standard for what constitutes a preventable ICU admission, those with chronic medical conditions may be good candidates.

Epic calculates vital signs and triggers alerts sent to caregivers by the communications platform. The sepsis program saves 40 lives a year at University of Utah Health.