For Zeke Triana, the head of Facilities, Planning, Design, and Construction at Cedars-Sinai in California, planning the organization’s hospital room design was personal. With his own experience...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is looking to change the paradigm for medical research participation, working toward better participant engagement and diversity by leveraging strong...
The digital front door isn’t just unlocked; it’s opening wide, and healthcare organizations that want to remain competitive need to figure out how to make it an entrance to a wholly...
At Children’s Wisconsin, parents of newborns have a lifeline. Through a targeted customer relationship management strategy, the healthcare organization has been able to direct key patient...
For Leah Binder, president and CEO of patient safety rankings organization The Leapfrog Group, embedding health equity as part of patient safety is a no-brainer.
“This year, the issue of equity...
Healthcare organizations looking to address housing insecurity and housing quality as key social determinants of health can look at their mission as a three-tiered roadmap, according to Kelly Kelleher,...
When it comes to public health or medical research, there shouldn’t be any study about minority communities that doesn’t include minority communities. In failing to engage with stakeholders...
Healthcare organizations might be seeing their Epic Systems patient portals looking a little different these days. After a two-year process, the EHR vendor giant has unveiled an updated patient portal...
“It takes a village” takes on a whole new meaning when you apply it to healthcare. For Desha Dickson, associate vice president of Community Wellness at Reading Hospital, it takes a literal...
When COVID-19 first came ashore in the United States, it quickly became apparent that the virus would bring to light racial health disparities that have long pervaded the healthcare industry.
It...
When it comes to nurse engagement, efforts must go a lot further than just driving good job satisfaction. In fact, nurse excellence isn’t entirely about the nurses at all, although they are...
The healthcare industry has come to a consensus that the social determinants of health and population health are essential considerations for delivering on value-based care. But it takes a village, as...
It’s been 20 years since the Institute of Medicine — known now as the National Academy of Medicine — published the groundbreaking report, To Err is Human. And in that time, the...
In Oregon, patients are queuing to visit with nurse practitioners to get their annual wellness checks, ask about a lingering earache, or receive routine dental care. But these patients aren’t waiting in line at a make-shift...
With the industry’s growing awareness that the social determinants of health have a considerable impact on patient health, more organizations are leaning on community health partnerships to...
As healthcare professionals continue to weigh hospital amenities and a luxurious hospital and patient experience, nurse leaders from Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, a part of...
Chronic disease management may rank as one of the key priorities in the healthcare industry right now. With a multi-billion-dollar price tag, ensuring patients know how to manage their illnesses and...
Patient rounding is a tried and true element of the patient experience. Nurses making their way in and out of patient rooms drives quality patient-provider relationships, ensures more patient...
The ICU is a scary place for patients and their family caregivers. Patients are a mess of wires and medications, facing what is often a life-threatening condition. Providers are working to treat...
Using nurse communication to deliver compassionate care is a high priority in the healthcare industry, especially considering the unique impact nurses have on the patient experience.
Nurse empathy and...
