Acute Care

<p>Bed blocking causes patients to be stuck at the hospital rather than going to rehab. Patients might also wait on a gurney in the ER, says Dr. Will O'Connor, CMIO at TigerConnect.<br />  </p>

As the fixed-loss amount for HCO cases continues to rise, LTCHs are incurring greater and greater losses, group says.

In addition to the acquisition, the company has named Jim Moffett as FastMed's new CEO, the company said.

For the program to continue into 2025, legislative action is needed.

The Houston-based health system for children and women is a HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence winner.

Health officials are asking patients to avoid using emergency rooms for nonemergency purposes as admissions soar.

A small mutational change could make the variant more apt to evade immune system responses, the CDC says.

<p>A six-month pilot using holomedicine technology in clinical practice and surgery resulted in unanimous positive support, says Dr. Yujia Gao, assistant group chief technology officer for the National University Health System.</p>

<p>AI can detect patients who are at high risk even as they're in the ambulance on the way to the hospital, says Professor Oscar Lee, vice superintendent of China Medical University Hospital, a 2023 HIMSS Davies Award recipient.<br />  </p>

Studies show the acute care at home model lowers mortality rates, reduces hospital readmissions and decreases lengths of stay.