HIMSS22: Connection, Equity, and The Patient Experience

karri 03 24, 2022

The annual HIMSS22 conference in Orlando, FL, was a welcome return to in-person events with insightful sessions covering healthcare topics, such as data and information, health equity, and the patient experience. Healthcare industry leaders gathered to "reimagine health" amid the...

peggydenness 03 16, 2022

Recently, Will O’Connor, M.D. sat down with Dr. Shafiq Rab to talk about how Tufts Medicine, formerly Wellforce, Inc., is using TigerConnect Clinical Collaboration solutions to connect physicians, nurses, and patients for greater efficiency and care delivery. As Chief Digital...

chris-lowder 02 14, 2022

Ask any parent and they will tell you that babies come with a steep learning curve. In addition to adjusting to life with little sleep and round-the-clock feedings, new parents feel the pressure of making sure their child is meeting...

wendy 02 08, 2022

I have a hunch that the healthcare industry will look back on 2021 as a time of significant transition. As hospitals and care teams undertook the arduous task of managing the pandemic for a second year, several facts became clear....

ricardo-estrada 02 01, 2022

Improving patient outcomes should be a core goal for every physician group. However, achieving that goal can become impacted if physicians, staff, and patients are not effectively communicating. According to a study, healthcare miscommunication is attributed to more than 7,000...

john-elms 08 05, 2021

Imagine this scene – a nurse station is buzzing loudly in the Emergency Department. The on-call nurse is on hold with the operator to locate a cardiologist for her patient — multiple alarms ring, ding, and buzz from the station....

will-oconnor 07 01, 2020

Peter did not manage his health. He ate poorly, smoked regularly, exercised rarely, and saw his doctor once every five years. The result? In his late 50s, Peter experienced multiple chronic conditions and was a regular at the local ER....

julie 05 21, 2020

For better or worse, the coronavirus pandemic brought with it a once-in-a-generation opportunity to not only test, but to also successfully deliver new care-delivery models. As a result, telehealth and other forms of virtual care are here to stay. Key...