Leveraging Technology
Violence
Report examines cost of community violence
Community violence cost U.S. hospitals and health systems an estimated $2.7 billion in 2016, according to a report prepared for the American Hospital Association by Milliman.
Technology permeates almost every corner of health care. Patient records, the operating room and primary care providers are all increasingly interconnected.
Many hospitals and health systems across the country have put the technological pieces in place to drive efficiencies and improve patient care and the patient experience, but they still have room for further integration of systems and processes and to conduct population health management.
Imagine this text message shows up on your smartphone: “Dear John, we have complete control of your pacemaker software. Please remit $10,000 to our offshore bank immediately or we will drain your battery.”
Patient safety
The mountains and plains of Colorado are a magnet for skiers, bikers and extreme-sports enthusiasts. Accidents are bound to happen, often far from medical specialists with the expertise to treat injuries such as concussions.
Carolinas HealthCare System’s Levine Cancer Institute last month launched the first-ever mobile unit with a CT scanner as part of the health system’s effort to address lung cancer diagnoses, treatment and education for rural residents across the Carolinas.
The mobile lung…
By Lee Ann Jarousse, Senior Editor, H&HN
The following is a summation of Douglas W. Hubbard's remarks at GE's "Strategies for Success in the U.S. Health Care Market," by H&HN editors who attended the event.
In the early '90s, who could have imagined that today I would be walking around with a mini–super computer and video camera in my pocket. In health care, we have seen similar amazing technological advances over time, and, of course, we know many more advances are sure to come.
By Lee Ann Jarousse, Senior Editor, H&HN
The following is a summation of Sue Siegel’s remarks at GE’s “Strategies for Success in the U.S. Health Care Market,” by H&HN editors who attended the GE event.