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Integrating unit clerks with clinical communication
Hospital unit clerks may not be widely known, but they perform essential administrative duties at every hospital. They are trained professionals who are responsible for coordinating all functions of a hospital unit,...
Nurses fuel the growth of secure text messaging
Smartphones are now ubiquitous in healthcare, used by well over 84% of clinicians. And when it comes to employing smartphones for clinical communications, nurses have been early adopters. Back in 2018, in...
How rural hospitals reduce unnecessary patient transfers
Rural hospitals need to transfer patients that require more specialized care because they often do not have the expertise or resources to treat these patients. A report that looked at services provided...
Connecting rural hospitals with behavioral health
Rural access to behavioral health services 7.7 million rural adults reported having any mental illness (AMI) – 20.5% of rural adults, according to statistics from 2020 cited on the Rural Health Information...
Rural hospitals: challenges to healthcare access
Rural areas may offer a lower cost of living than cities or suburbs, but for rural patients there is a major challenge: access to healthcare. According to the American Hospital Association, while...
Today’s nursing shortage: How tech can help
The staffing crisis Hospitals that were running on lean models of staffing are now facing new challenges as nurses, already stressed from the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors, are leaving the profession....
How hospitals are improving length of stay outcomes
Reduced Length of Stay (LOS) is often used as an indicator of hospital efficiency, which can equate to reductions in costs per discharge. In addition, decreased LOS can lower risks of infections,...
Telehealth trends 2022
Telehealth growth and COVID-19 Telehealth has now joined the healthcare mainstream. Today, patients expect a telehealth option for many encounters, while providers attempt to integrate telehealth into their practices. During the initial...
How health systems use Diagnotes to manage response to COVID-19 variants
As COVID-19 variants continue to disrupt healthcare, health systems are using the sophisticated clinical collaboration and telehealth features of Diagnotes to facilitate the screening and treatment of patients and reduce the risk...
After COVID-19, texting drives patient satisfaction
COVID-19 changed patient communication preferences from phone calls to digital communication such as texting, according to research by SR Health. “Why the switch from phone to digital communication? Patient comments suggest digital...