Hospital/physician relations
A new advisory suggests healthcare organizations reduce administrative burdens and address workers' mental health needs.
HIMSS22
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare's medical director of clinical informatics Dr. Tamara Sunbul on why clinician buy-in ensures that tech is aligned with user requirements.
HIMSS22
Mental wellbeing in the healthcare industry needs multiple solutions, says Janae Sharp, founder of Sharp Index.
Adaptive solutions include technology to automate staffing, scheduling and budget management.
Part of the issue is that nursing shortages have reached crisis levels, made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Performing unnecessary surgeries for profit is a betrayal of patient trust, says State of Washington AG.
The AHA wants to see federal protections similar to those in the airline industry, as the issue became worse during the pandemic.
The act, now law, will provide up to $135 million in federal funding for mental health education and awareness campaigns.
Dr. Patrick Guffey will explain at HIMSS22 how Children's Hospital Colorado eliminated the use of pagers.
Physician burnout is especially costly to public and private payers, who bear most of these excess healthcare costs.