By Robert Otto Valdez PhD MHSA & Pamela Owens PhD – The human suffering caused by sepsis is shocking. New AHRQ analyses show that in 2021, more than 2 million Americans—roughly equivalent to the population of Phoenix, Arizona—were hospitalized with sepsis, 300,000 lives were lost, and hospital costs exceeded $52 billion.
Health IT product news from Clearway Health, HIMSS, Iris Telehealth, BioIntelliSense, NextGen Healthcare, Infinx, Clarify Health, Otsuka Precision Health, German Bionic, Oracle Health, SPRY Therapeutics, Clearway Health, HIMSS, HITRUST, Netsmart, AvaSure, Komodo Health, Panda Health and more.
For more than 20 years, the Society for Public Health Education has celebrated National Health Education Week during the third week of October. Our Friday Five provides the daily themes of the week, webinars to attend, information about Health Literacy Month and much more.
By Art Gross – As artificial intelligence revolutionizes industries, organizations face the challenge of integrating these technologies responsibly and effectively. Developing a comprehensive AI policy is a crucial step in this process, offering numerous advantages that ensure AI-driven initiatives are beneficial, ethical, and sustainable.
By Chris Dymek EdD – Providing healthcare consumers with evidence-based insights and practical guidelines can create value for patients, their families, clinicians and healthcare systems.
It’s October and that means it’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This week’s Friday Five highlights the latest in research, advice, prevention and how you can support the cause.
The Commission for Case Manager Certification is joining forces with the American Case Management Association to highlight the critical role case managers play across the health and welfare continuum with a common theme: Encouraging, Engaging, and Empowering.
National Primary Care Week is an annual event hosted by the AMSA that celebrates and highlights the importance of primary care. This week’s Friday Five lists some free virtual events happening during NPCW and beyond and some resources no matter where you are in your healthcare career.
International Podcast Day is September 30th and is an international celebration of the power of podcasts! We are celebrating our own growing podcast library and checking out some of the award winning podcasts listened to around the globe.
What makes marketing in the health IT space unique? Who are the movers and shakers? What’s working, what’s trending? Where can you learn more? News from Swaay.Health, MERGE, KNB Communications, Amendola Communications, Brafton, Clarity Quest, Matter Communications, HHA eXchange, and more.
By Ainsley Lawrence – No healthcare provider is an island. Healthcare services require a large and diverse team, and plenty of organizations struggle to find and retain the staff they need to ensure patients receive the care they deserve. Fortunately, there is a solution to healthcare’s perennial staffing woes: technology.
This challenge, the latest initiative from the Kidney Innovation Accelerator (KidneyX), aims to seize opportunities for sustainability by identifying and supporting solutions to reduce the resource demands of maintenance dialysis.
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