BY DR. COLLEEN MORLEY, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM
Are we there yet? As we come to the final installment of my Electronic Road Trip series, I hope you have found some great new resources and revisited familiar ones with new perspective.
BY DR. COLLEEN MORLEY, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM
Digital technologies are electronic tools, systems, devices and resources that generate, store or process data. Social media, online games, multimedia, patient portals and “apps” are just a few examples on how healthcare has leveraged digital technologies.
BY MARK FRANCIS
Digital innovations continue to transform the healthcare landscape. While concerns surround certain aspects of technological advancement, such as data privacy and security, the digital trends we are seeing in the health field are bringing about much-needed, positive change.
BY BARBARA ROBBINS, RN, BSN, MB
The COVID-19 pandemic led to great growth in virtual collaborative care teams with telehealth tools. In one study, the use of telehealth tools in February 2021 was found to be 38 times higher than pre-pandemic levels and a catalyst to home care.
BY DENNIS ROBBINS, PhD, MPH, AND ROGER SANFORD
Healthcare in the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction. The 2021 World Bank’s report found that, without healthcare reform, U.S. health spending will increase to $2.5 trillion in the next decade. This trend is unsustainable.
BY MARY BETH NEWMAN, MSN, RN, CMGT-BC, CCM
A rapidly growing area of competency for effective case management is digital health. To improve proficiency in this area, professional case managers must not only be knowledgeable about the types of digital health technologies available, but also ensure that their patients are able to use and benefit from these technologies as well. How can this be realized? Digital health literacy is the key.
BY DR. COLLEEN MORLEY, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM
As the topic of this issue is Reducing Readmissions, I decided to start my keyboard journey at the originator of the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.