A UK-wide charity that raises funds to establish new nurse specialists to support and improve care for seriously ill children across the UK has been chosen as the partner for our annual celebration of the best in nursing. Each year, the Nursing Times Awards shines a light on the brightest talent in the profession and recognises those making nursing innovative, patient-focused and inclusive. “We feel completely privileged to have been selected as the Nursing Times Awards’ charity partner in 2025” Louise Griew In line with those ambitions, we can reveal that Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity will be our charity…
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Sanofi, a leading healthcare company in 90 countries around the world, partners with Kuehne+Nagel for the fulfilment, handling and value-added services of Turkier's pharmaceutical and consumer health products.Sanofi from Türkiye will entrust Kuehne+Nagel to manage Tuzla's facilities on the outskirts of Istanbul to increase the efficiency of processes related to warehouses, handling, and value-added services such as serialization and ink.Currently, Sanofi operates 11,000 square meters of facilities with temperature controlled rooms (15-25°C), cold rooms (2-8°C), restricted access zones, isolation areas and more. With storage capacity of up to 4,200 healthcare and consumer health products, the facility ensures timely delivery to…
Artificial intelligence (AI) carries out its own space in the healthcare industry, raising important questions. Can AI actually make healthcare more human and compassionate? At first glance, it may seem strange. How can a machine (a bundle of cord and circuit) bring more support to healthcare? Nevertheless, AI is committed to improving patient care while keeping human empathy bright, including helping healthcare professionals and even dealing with burnout. But how, exactly? Well, here are a few ways. Patient-centered care is more important than ever Let's start by talking about why patient-centered care has become so important in the health care…
CMS is committed to a valuable health care system that promotes quality, safe, and person-centered care for all individuals.CMS National Quality Strategy is an ambitious long-term initiative aimed at promoting the highest quality outcomes and safest care across all individuals and continuous care. From home or community-based environments to hospitals, post-acute, and across payer types, including traditional Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (Tip), and market coverage, CMS uses high-quality levers to improve care and healthcare outcomes for everyone.CMS is committed to the evolution of CMS' national quality strategy, reflecting the institution's quality priorities and achieving care goals…
Changes in nursing home ownership have been found to reduce staffing levels of direct care by making up a large part of the decline in nurse staffing, a new study found. Research shows that between January 2018 and June 2023, more than 2,500 skilled nursing facilities changed ownership. Among them, nursing homes increased their average daily 2.36 patients and reduced staffing for 0.07 hours per day. The researchers cited that nurse staffing decreases by 0.09 hours per day to become a driver. As a result, non-nursing staff members increased 0.02 hours per day for residents and 0.52 hours for administrators,…
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Ignored and unsafe: New research reveals flaws in intrusive nursing homes across the United States A new study by Bader Scott ranked states based on data from nursing facilities reporting defects for assessing quality of care. Many states fail to provide the quality care that older loved ones deserve, causing families to worry about their safety and well-being. California, Washington and New Mexico are among the states with the worst nursing homes, a new ranking reveals. The study, conducted by injury lawyer Bader Scott, examined data on nursing facilities that mentioned defects ranked in nursing home quality. When it comes…
The saying “not all heroes wear capes” is certainly true to healthcare workers in the community. Community Health Workers (CHWs) are frontline public health workers with living experience and local knowledge, and are particularly effective at supporting individuals through health education, care navigation, personal advocacy and resource links. Often they work in a neighborhood clinic, community-based organization, churches, residential facilities, schools, and engage in telephone and video calls. Above all, they help build trust, understand the needs and interests of their clients, and overcome social determinants of health (SDOH) challenges (housing, food access, transportation, etc.). Their approach is most importantly…
IT leaders need to enable real-time collaboration between healthcare providers and social services organizations. As healthcare moves towards value-based care, seamless data exchange and cross-sector coordination will become essential for care and cost reductions. That's what Halima Ahmadi-Montecalvo, Vice President of Research and Evaluation at Unite US, must say, will be entering HIMSS 25 weeks. Unite Us is a technology vendor designed to streamline social care programs for greater impact and is located at booth 2216. Ahmadi-Montecalvo will speak at 2pm on Tuesday, March 4th at Venetian, Level 5, Palazzo J, in an educational session entitled “SDOH Program Design, Technology,…
Intersystems have been on the scene for a long time since 1978, with technology trends coming and going. Artificial intelligence is a lasting force and is a potential for a major transformation in healthcare. So, at this year's HIMSS25, the company is particularly focused on “helping clients build the best possible foundation for deploying generated AI.” “We plan to highlight the importance of having comprehensive and clean data and the tools to manage it well, including interoperability, identity management, connectivity to the entire ecosystem of related health and care, and data management capabilities that build and deploy your own AI…