Tech helping to alleviate nurse shortage, experience gaps

As nursing shortages hit the Southern and Western U.S., health systems are turning to new tech tools to improve recruitment, retention and education.  »

Text messaging: The next frontier for post-operative care?

Despite concerns that patients might overuse a program to directly message their physician after surgery, an orthopedic group found that patients didn’t abuse the capability.

Northwell opening first addiction treatment facility centered on research

Northwell Health is opening the country's first residential and outpatient addiction treatment facility centered on addiction medicine research.

UPMC, Carnegie Mellon to use Amazon's AI tools in research

A research consortium that includes UPMC, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh will use Amazon Web Services' machine learning and cloud computing resources.

Medicare pilot gives physicians access to patients' claims data

The CMS unveiled a new pilot program, dubbed the "Data at the Point of Care" pilot, which would provide clinicians with access to claims data for their Medicare patients.

Virtual visits outside of the hospital fueled telehealth growth

Telehealth that's not based in hospitals fueled the surge in the burgeoning technology's growth, rising 1,393% from 2014 to 2018, new data show.

Global telemedicine market to eclipse $130B by 2025

The projection marks a steep increase from 2018's estimated $38.3 billion valuation, according to a new report that found a relatively even spread of doctors by age who were interested in telemedicine positions.

Chatbots gaining ground in healthcare to boost access, hospital workforce

Health systems are increasingly testing computerized customer service reps known as chatbots for their ability to improve patient and employee experiences.

HCA uses predictive analytics to spot sepsis early

HCA Healthcare has developed a system embedded in the electronic health record that evaluates patient data in real time for signs of sepsis.

Hospitals look to cut opioids from surgery and beyond

Hospitals attempting to eliminate the use of opioids for certain surgeries are seeking to upend decades of accepted pain-control practices, which have recognized opioids as the primary option.