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Calling healthcare burnout a crisis is an ‘understatement,’ CDC says

Health Care Dive

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sounding the alarm on increasing levels of burnout and harassment in the healthcare industry.

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Over twice as many healthcare workers report harassment in 2022 than 2018, CDC finds

Fierce Healthcare

New survey data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reinforcing doctors’ warnings that the medical field is crumbling under a largely unaddressed mental health crisis and a | Survey data outlining healthcare workers' worsening mental health and workplace difficulties comes alongside new calls for action from the CDC and (..)

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Preventing Barcode Errors in Healthcare

PDC Healthcare

Implementing a scannable barcode system enables caregivers the ability to quickly scan a ID […] The post Preventing Barcode Errors in Healthcare appeared first on connectID - PDC Healthcare Blog. Each patient has an EMR (Electronic Medical Record), which needs to be updated each time a patient needs care.

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Why healthcare leaders should embrace home-based technologies

Healthcare It News

Home health technologies will have an increasingly larger role to play in healthcare delivery as the silver tsunami of the aging population strain the system. And if more consumers embrace preventative care that can easily be done in the home. Home-based health technologies are any preventive care technology tool that elevates health.

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Burnout, Tele-Health, and Accessibility: How to Manage the Expectation of a 24-Hour Workday

Speaker: Keith Carlson — BSN, RN, NC-BC, Host of The Nurse Keith Podcast

In order to promote compassionate care and reduce burnout, healthcare settings must implement modern practices which help physicians and RNs to practice efficiently, expertly, and at the top of their license. In this webinar with Nurse Keith Carlson, we will address: Burnout prevention through SWOT analysis and compassionate self-assessment.

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Healthcare cybersecurity still has room to improve safety

Health Care Dive

Steve Winterfeld, Akamai's advisory chief information and security officer, outlines the threat of cyberattacks to healthcare organizations and what the industry can do to prevent them.

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Digitalization in healthcare empowers patients

Healthcare It News

In today’s digitalized healthcare environment, keeping the best outcomes for patients at the center of all activity increasingly depends on the smart use of medical data. Challenges for healthcare professionals along the patient pathway. Roles in healthcare are changing.