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Industry Voices—Healthcare is changing. Hospital staffing must, too

Fierce Healthcare

Walk the floors of a busy hospital today and you’ll see signs of a healthcare workforce in crisis. It really doesn’t matter which hospital, or where. Nurses have been pushed to the limit. It’s a persistent and pervasive crisis, and the healthcare system has so far failed to adequately address it.

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Nurses have a deep distrust of AI – but transparency and training could help

Healthcare It News

"Nurses are all for tech that enhances our skills and the patient care experience, but what we are witnessing in our hospitals is the degradation and devaluation of our nursing practice through the use of these untested technologies," she said.

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Crescent Regional Hospital is first to offer hologram patient visits

Healthcare It News

Patients at Crescent Regional Hospital can schedule a non-touch visit with their doctor or any range of medical specialists from the Dallas area, or anywhere in the world, through the magic of spatial computing.

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The IT strategy behind a groundbreaking new $2B pediatric hospital

Healthcare It News

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital is scheduled to open this September. It was built from the ground up with the very latest healthcare information technology. It is one of the largest and most advanced pediatric hospitals in the world. Blank Hospital. Blank Hospital opening in September.

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Changi General Hospital's 'robot trio' complements nursing care

Healthcare It News

Changi General Hospital has deployed a trio of autonomous mobile robots in and around the emergency department to complement nursing care. Following this, the hospital is planning to deploy both EDi and MEDi to other areas on the campus to widen wayfinding and medication delivery.

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Geisinger gets USDA rural development grant for inpatient virtual nursing

Healthcare It News

Department of Agriculture Rural Development, which it will use to build out its virtual inpatient nursing program. "When we find innovative ways to build a work environment where nurses are engaged and working to the top of their skill set, our patients benefit too," she added.

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Nurses report wage, staffing dissatisfaction but most say they'll stick around until retirement, report finds

Fierce Healthcare

Despite challenges with compensation, staffing shortages, safety and more, most nurses want to remain in the field until retirement, a new report found. |

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