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How a Care Coordination Center Can Improve Care Inefficiencies

Health Leaders | Nursing

It was essential for us to leverage technology, people, standard processes, and innovation to put together the Care Coordination Center to lock down multiple processes, including our capacity management for patients, patient transfers, virtual patient observation, and virtual nursing," he says. Photo by Michael Hopkins Photography.

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How Nurses Can Lead Innovation

Health Leaders | Nursing

It’s an exciting time for innovation in the healthcare space, as new technologies pop up across the industry that can improve care delivery. There, the health system tests new technologies before implementing them, Uralkan explained. “We You have to have nursing involved at the unit level in trialing [new technology],” Vozzella said.

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Virtual Nursing Will Be Nonnegotiable: Here's How CNOs Can Prepare

Health Leaders | Nursing

Choose the right technology The second half of the equation is the virtual nursing technology itself. Determining the right technology for a virtual nursing program begins with having a strong partnership with IT departments and innovation leaders. Improving patient outcomes helps reduce costs from negative outcomes.

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Infographic: Why Nurses Should Lead Innovation

Health Leaders | Nursing

It’s an exciting time for innovation in the healthcare space, as new technologies pop up across the industry that can improve care delivery. Nurses should lead innovation so that it happens with them, not to them, says this CNE. Here are the four reasons nurses should lead innovation, according to Vozzella.

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Geisinger Moves Towards Virtual Nursing in Post-Acute Care

Health Leaders | Nursing

Creative program expansion is what will keep the ball rolling for health systems who want to continue exploring the technology's potential. New technologies are also on the horizon for the program. As of right now, Geisinger is working with two to three primary vendors for technology platforms, hardware, and support services.

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HL Shorts: How Tech Can Redesign Workflows to Unburden Nurses

Health Leaders | Nursing

Technology can help take tasks away from nurses so they can get back to value-added work, says this CNE. On this episode of HL Shorts, we hear from Gail Vozzella , senior vice president and chief nurse executive at Houston Methodist , about how technology can help unburden nurses at the bedside. Tune in to hear her insights.

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Here's the Official 2025 CNO Forecast

Health Leaders | Nursing

Additionally, Begley pointed out that the speedy implementation of new technologies and innovations presents both a challenge and an opportunity. In this digital age where technology is advancing so rapidly, Begley recommends keeping an open mind. "I We have to embrace new technology, [and] embrace making care more patient-centric."