With a career that began in nursing, this leader used her bedside experience to inspire innovation at a federal and state level and is now focused on transforming healthcare though Geisinger's Steele Institute for Health Innovation.
Monday, June 29, 2020

'As chief innovation officer, I'm focused on developing fundamentally different approaches to healthcare. That's how we define innovation: a fundamentally different approach to solving a problem that has quantifiable outcomes.' – Karen Murphy, PhD, RN, chief innovation officer for The Steele Institute for Health Innovation at Geisinger.

 

For many people, when they hear the word innovation, they assume that means technology. But as we are seeing during the COVID-19 pandemic, innovation can apply to a whole host of things from staffing to bed capacity to patient care. In this week's feature story, Karen Murphy, PhD, RN, chief innovation officer for The Steele Institute for Health Innovation at Geisinger, talks about using innovation to transform healthcare through technology and social determinants of health.

 

Also, in this issue:
 

Geisinger's Karen Murphy Stimulates Innovation by Focusing on Fundamentally Different Approaches to Healthcare
With a career that began in nursing, this leader used her bedside experience to inspire innovation at a federal and state level and is now focused on transforming healthcare though Geisinger's Steele Institute for Health Innovation.
 
 
Keeping Patients Safe: How Has the Patient Safety Movement Evolved in the U.S.?
Patient safety culture is a cornerstone of healthcare quality. Fostering patient safety culture requires an understanding of an organization's values, beliefs, and norms.
Optimizing Patient Safety Through System Strategies and Patient Engagement

A collaborative relationship is intended to help patients manage their conditions and stay healthy; make better health-related decisions; and become more interested in their ongoing care.
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HealthLeaders Nursing Podcast: Interview with Rhonda Collins, RN, CNO, of Vocera

In the latest HealthLeaders Podcast, Nursing Editor Jennifer Thew, RN, spoke with Rhonda Collins, RN, CNO of Vocera, about the evolving role of nurses, the importance of communication, and how to use technology to improve care team collaboration.
Understand Virtual Services Billable During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
When considering providing virtual services during the PHE, hospitals should carefully consider new reimbursement mechanisms to ensure compliance.
Hospitals See 'First Signs' of Financial Recovery
One month after margins fell 174%, hospitals have begun to experience the first glimpses of positive financial metrics.
 
 

Must Reads

'I feel so overwhelmed': COVID-19 and police violence takes a toll on black healthcare workers
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Traumatized by the amount of death, some NJ nurses unsure they can face another COVID-19 wave
NorthJersey.com
San Diego nurses care for COVID patients by day, protesters by night
KPBS
HCA nurses to strike over cuts and PPE shortages
The Guardian
 

That's it for today. As always, send any tips, thoughts, or advice my way at jthew@healthleadersmedia.com or Tweet @jen_NurseEditor.

 

Jennifer Thew, RN
Senior Editor, Nursing