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HTO Robot Nurse Will Robots Replace Healthcare Providers?

Automation has been making human workers superfluous for centuries, but until recently, workers whose jobs required high-level cognitive skills have been able to rest easy, confident no machine could possibly replace them when it came to making nuanced decisions based on the evaluation of complicated, sometimes contradictory data. By Khal Rai, Senior Vice President, Product Development & Operations, SRS Health

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    11/5/2018

    The age of consumerism has arrived, and patients are demanding a more active role in decision making as it pertains to the design and delivery of their care. Transparency, convenience and access are increasingly paramount, and technology is fast becoming a critical enabler of the value today’s consumers desire in their healthcare.

  • How Did We Get Here? Hospital Analytics And The New Normal
    8/13/2020

    I have heard the word “unprecedented” so many times in 2020 that it has lost its significance; many of us have become desensitized to the extraordinary changes in the world this year. However, I am challenged to find a better word to describe the current healthcare crisis and ensuing turmoil and uncertainty about the future. As our new normal continually evolves, we have seen unprecedented changes within our healthcare environment.

  • Don't Lose Sight Of These 5 Common Threats During Uncommon Circumstances
    5/6/2020

    When INTERPOL warned healthcare organizations of an anticipated increase in the volume of ransomware attacks targeting hospitals during the pandemic, it got attention. The beleaguered industry, already a favorite mark for malicious actors, could ill afford to fall prey to the extortion of locked systems and data while remaining focused on their response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

  • Urgent Care Emerges, Evolves During Pandemic
    11/6/2020

    The U.S. healthcare system has an opportunity for improvement this fall. Its initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March exposed acute issues, such as a lack of readily available personal protective equipment (PPE). It also called into question how to deliver adequate care when hospitals reached maximum capacities and access to routine care and COVID-19 testing remained scarce.

  • White Paper: Safeguard Against Medication Errors With Automated Dispensing Cabinets
    6/18/2010
    While monitoring the proper use of all medications is important, monitoring controlled substances is one of the highest priorities. Statistics have shown an increased awareness and prevalence of controlled substance diversion. By CareFusion
  • The Unexpected Effects Of Greater Patient Engagement
    7/15/2019

    The way that medical care is delivered is undergoing a sea change. It starts with an increasing emphasis on value-based care, defined by tying payment to patient health outcomes. Better outcomes are known to be influenced by the level of patient engagement—good things happen when patients play a bigger role in their own healthcare.

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