Clinical

The NHS journey to interoperability is hampered by cultural resistance and its traditional capacity for building large legacy data silos. But while for many hospitals and trusts it remains a fraught work in progress, some projects are now cracking the interoperability puzzle, reaping the benefits and seeing the impact as more data sources are brought in from the cold.

This case study looks at the electronic prescription support technology now guiding roughly 80 percent of the health system's prescription decisions.

This case study examines how patients are spending 273 percent more time booking appointments on the UAB Medicine website, a big win for the goal of boosting patient access.

Here are some of the things hospitals should be working to put in place and resources available during storm season.

Imagine knowing, in real time, whether a patient will suffer a surgical infection as a surgeon closes up a wound.

Learn how Tift Regional Health System found a more effective way to connect primary care doctors and specialists.

The National Institute on Aging awarded a $4.

With a vast rural population, the Florida hospital leaned on telehealth to improve transitional care.

In 2015, UCSF School of Nursing Professor Audrey Lyndon described what a burned-out clinician looks like. “Imagine an emotionally exhausted clinician,” she writes, “overwhelmed by work to the point of feeling fatigued.  Unable to face the demands of the job, and unable to engage with others. Fatigue, exhaustion, and detachment coalesce.  The clinician no longer feels effective at work because they have lost a sense of their ability to contribute meaningfully. “ 

By deploying a mental health IT platform, Comprehensive Mental Health Services provided evidence-based, self-care interventions to combat depression and anxiety.