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Teladoc Health Enhances Virtual Sitter Solution with AI to Improve Patient Safety and Efficiency

HIT Consultant

– Virtual Sitter aims to enhance patient safety, address workforce challenges, and improve care delivery for hospitals and health systems. The enhanced Virtual Sitter solution leverages AI, motion detection, and pose estimation to visually detect patient movement that could lead to a fall.

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8-Step Strategy to Prevent EHR-Driven Physician Burnout

HIT Consultant

Before the digital era, healthcare providers relied on paper-based records, which often led to inefficiencies and errors in managing and transferring patient data. They can also collaborate and communicate with their peers and patients efficiently and securely using EHR.

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Epic and UW research: Healthcare AI must be equitable, transparent, regulated

Healthcare It News

Effective regulation of AI in healthcare requires appropriate authority and a thorough understanding of AI’s impact on patient care, with regulatory frameworks aimed at encouraging innovation, ensuring equitable access and addressing disparities in quality of care. Learn more and register.

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Steps for Preventing Medical Malpractice Risks

HIT Consultant

Doctors and other healthcare professionals are entrusted with the responsibility of safeguarding the health and well-being of their patients, ensuring they receive the highest quality of care. This article will examine some of the causes of medical malpractice and outline steps to prevent its occurrence.

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Safety of Older Adults Residing in Nursing Homes

Briggs Healthcare

The purpose of this primer is to provide updated information to the patient safety community about the challenges of ensuring the safe care of older adults in Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing homes (NHs) associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and the federal and state efforts taken to mitigate these challenges.

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Reduce clinician burnout and improve care with AI in healthcare

Cloud Blogs

Doctors experiencing burnout are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents, including medication errors and substandard care. This, in turn, leads to a sharp decline in patient satisfaction. Detect and prevent fraudulent claims and other abuses based on behavioral patterns.

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Strengthening Healthcare IT Infrastructure: A Wake-Up Call for Cybersecurity Resilience

HIT Consultant

The ransomware strike caused a chain reaction among healthcare providers, where payment systems were disrupted, cash flow halted, and—worst of all—patient safety was put in jeopardy. This latest attack didn’t just impact IT systems, administrative processes, or the bottom line; it threatened the quality of care for patients.