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Simita Mishra, Northwell Health's population health informatics lead, discusses how the organization addresses the quadruple aim - including physician burnout - by reducing redundancies and increasing efficiency.
Pushing back against burnout symptoms can reduce bias and disparities in care, research shows.
Less than a quarter of newly certified paramedics are female, and only about 5 percent of EMTs self-identify as black.
Most doctors acknowledge the importance of self-care but are falling short of achieving it, likely exacerbating the burnout epidemic.
HIMSS CTIO Steve Wretling discusses the future of healthcare as well as the key issues, system applications and data outcomes the Health 2.0 Annual Conference brings to the forefront.
Augmented reality and virtual reality can play an "amazing" role in surgery, helping surgeons, patients and residents, says Tristan van Doormaal, a neurosurgeon at UMC Utrecht in the Netherlands.
Events that are less likely to occur, but have greater impact when they do, usually receive fewer training hours.
Providers recognize the importance of a modern, online consumer experience, but most want more control around related projects.
Forty-nine percent of surveyed physicians who had remained independent since 2011 attested to meaningful use of EHRs.
Competition, an aging workforce, an outdated image contribute to staffing shortages for the health insurance industry.