The Salt Lake City-based health system, which has a footprint in several rural states, is joining forces with Microsoft, Epic, Gates Ventures and West Health to develop a hub-and-spoke telemedicine platform aimed at connecting small critical-access and large hospitals in a network that facilitates virtual care and reduces transfers and travel.
By strategically implementing an advanced Real-Time Location System (RTLS) platform with real-time visibility on staff display boards, healthcare decision-makers can eliminate the manual, non-clinical tasks and enhance capabilities like staff locating for duress, asset management, infant protection, and more.
A recent social media pitfall example is a wrongful termination lawsuit filed in North Carolina by a pharmacist who had complained on LinkedIn about inadequate staffing at her hospital and its corporate parent, HCA Healthcare. The lawsuit claims the pharmacist was fired to silence her and cover up staffing shortages at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina.
On episode 122 of PSQH: The Podcast, Laura Kline, Senior VP of Business Development, TDC Group, talks about how advanced practice clinicians are taking on bigger roles in primary care delivery.
In this Feb. 19 session, Matthew Grissinger, RPh, FISMP, FASCP, Director of Education at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, and PSQH Editor-in-Chief Jay Kumar discuss how healthcare organizations can improve medication safety in 2025.
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