Quality and Safety
New technologies bring the promise of earlier detection and automation, both with an eye on lowering costs.
AI technology is already in use in certain aspects of healthcare, such as diagnostic imaging, but it's being underutilized in several others.
Prior to the program's start, there was evidence that black patients had, on average, 20 percent higher readmission rates than white patients.
For those in a recent MGMA poll who say they are already on it, implementing technology plays a major role in their success.
Inability to coordinate nurses on the front line with the needs of the hospital is a recipe for creating burnout, which directly affects hospital finance.
The charter calls for institutional changes to work schedules, personnel policies, counseling and wellness programs.
The problem has only gotten worse, and increasingly expensive, in recent years as more and more infants are born with opioid withdrawal symptoms.
Obama-era officials David Blumenthal and Aneesh Chopra say yes.
The authors caution that, due to a conservative approach in the way the data was analyzed, the actual numbers are likely underestimated.
Government alleged that for roughly six years, Alere knowingly sold unreliable devices and ignored complaints until an FDA investigation triggered a massive recall.