Ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations have hit a four-year high since 2021, with two-thirds of companies saying they were impacted in the past year, according to a survey by security solutions firm Sophos.
Nearly a quarter of hospital admissions resulted in at least one adverse event in 2018 and 23% of those events were deemed to be preventable. Between 2023 and 2024, hospitals experienced a double-digit increase in non-labor expenses, according to Strata. As a result, 40% of American hospitals had been losing money from operations during that time, KaufmanHall found.
One of the advantages of NewYork-Presbyterian is that it is affiliated with two medical schools, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons as well as Weill Cornell Medicine, says Ashley Beecy, MD, medical director of AI operations at NewYork-Presbyterian.
Virtual triage (VT) engines can be thought of as “symptom checkers” that leverage artificial intelligence to provide access to information services beyond physician office hours on an anywhere, anytime basis from any internet-connected device.
On episode 114 of PSQH: The Podcast, Lani Bertrand, Senior Director, Clinical Marketing & Thought Leadership at Omnicell, talks about how technology can help reduce medication errors.
In the keynote address of Patient Safety NOW during Infection Prevention Week, Barbara Quinn, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, FCNS, Managing Director at Sutter Health in California, will explain how preventing non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) can result in lower sepsis rates. Register now to reserve your spot!
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