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Innovation
New Technology Helps Intermountain Improve Liver Transplants
The OrganOx replicates conditions inside the human body to keep livers viable during the journey from the donor to the...
Technology
The Nation's 911 System Is on the Brink of Its Own Emergency
The outages illustrate the problems plaguing emergency communications due in part to wide disparities in the systems' age and capabilities.
Innovation
Rural RPM Program Is a Lifeline for Pregnant Women
Sanford Health?s remote patient monitoring program in northern Minnesota is giving pregnant women access to critical care services and resources
Innovation
Stanford Medicine Children's Opens Innovation Lab for Maternal Care
The new simulation lab will use new technologies and interactive labs to train healthcare workers on care management for pregnant...
Innovation
Can a Car Monitor a Driver’s Health?
Automakers are applying the smart home concept to the automobile, with plans to include sensors that can track a driver?s...
CMO
The Difference Between Patient Experience and Customer Experience, and Why It Matters
Successful healthcare organizations can distinguish between the patient experience and the customer experience.
Technology
Can ECMO Help Rural Hospitals Save More Lives?
Health systems in Minnesota and Nevada are getting more than $30 million in grants to support ECMO programs, which treat...
Technology
Can AI Be Used to Triage ED Patients?
A UCSF study has found that a ChatGPT-4 LLM can prioritize Emergency Department patients for treatment with 89% accuracy
CMO
Stranded in the ER, Seniors Await Hospital Care and Suffer Avoidable Harm
Adults 65 and older, who account for nearly 20% of ER visits, are especially vulnerable during long waits for care.
CMO
CMO: Small-Format Hospitals Increase Access to Care in Underserved Communities
WellSpan Health is set to open three small-format hospitals by the end of 2025.
Innovation
How One 'Disrupter' Plans to Ease Your Crowded ED
"What makes us different is we're offering [patients] immediacy."
CEO
Northwell Health Dinged for $1M After 'Deceptively Advertising COVID-19 Testing Sites,' NY AG Says
New York's largest health system has refunded $400,000 to more than 2,000 patients, and will pay $650,000 in penalties to...