Improved tools ensure that you address physical and mental distress, happiness and end-of-life symptoms INDIANAPOLIS – Half of nursing home residents also have cognitive impairments and may not be able to communicate symptoms such as pain and anxiety to the staff and clinicians who care for them. Therefore, the information needed to assess symptoms and subsequent treatment decisions is usually certainly not present in the nursing home electronic health records (EHR). The new paper reports on new indications of commonly used symptom assessment instruments and obtains this challenging data more comprehensively with the ultimate goal of enabling the expansion of…
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By Vikas Saini and Brenna Miller The US has fewer healthcare dollars than its peer countries, and is well known to cost more and less for a while. Where does all the money go? A recent study from Jama Internal Medicine shows how much of the healthcare industry's profits are directed towards corporate shareholders. Healthcare companies have given shareholders trillions Researchers looked at all health companies listed on the S&P 500 Healthcare Index from 2001 to 2022, spending $2.6 trillion on stocks in dividends and buybacks, representing 95% of all profits made in the sector. Over the same period, the…
PALM BEACH, Fla., March 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FN Media Group News Commentary – A report from Fortune Business Insights said that the global artificial intelligence in healthcare market size is projected to grow from USD 27.69 billion in 2024 to USD 490.96 billion by 2032, exhibiting a CAGR of 43.2% during the forecast period. The report added: “AI in healthcare market in the U.S. is experiencing rapid expansion, driven by the increasing adoption of AI-powered solutions for diagnostics, personalized treatment, and administrative automation. North America dominated the AI in the healthcare market with a market share of 44.93%…
Nurses and midwives in the Republic of Ireland have announced plans for industrial action in protest over “unsafe” staffing policies. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) and fellow trade union Fórsa have today issued a notice of industrial action to the Health Service Executive (HSE). “Unsafe staffing is having a detrimental impact on the health and safety of our members” Phil Ní Sheaghdha The notice warns employers that industrial action will start in three weeks – from Monday, 31 March – and will involve working-to-rule and other “non-cooperation actions”. The row is over restrictions to health worker recruitment and…
What does America want from its healthcare system in 2025?This is a question that was in the heart of Emory University professor Dr. Stephen Patrick, and now more than 2,000 American adults respond.Patrick, chairman of health policy at the Rollins School of Public Health, and his team recently released findings from the Rollins Goalup Public Health Priorities Survey, looking at what's in the heart of the country.What is Rollins-Gallup Public Health's Priority Survey?Emory University partnered with Gallup to conduct self-controlled web interviews with adults in the United States from December 2nd to December 15th last year. 2,121 respondents were asked…
Rogue employers continue to exploit migrant nursing staff in adult social care, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said, as it makes fresh calls for a government intervention. RCN general secretary and chief executive Professor Nicola anger, last week, wrote to home secretary Yvette Cooper to demand she speeds up an investigation into migrant care worker exploitation, which was promised after the 2024 general election. “These exploitative practices will continue, and I fear, will become more frequent” Nicola Ranger The union reported an eightfold increase between 2020 and 2024 in enquiries from nursing staff who think they are victims…
Listen to the article 15 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Healthcare companies struggling to adopt artificial intelligence amid a lack of federal standards are unlikely to get any help from the Trump administration, placing the burden of responsible implementation squarely on the industry’s shoulders. That mandate is becoming increasingly difficult as the technology grows more complex, experts said during the HIMSS healthcare conference in Las Vegas. “One thing that’s clear is that this administration is not going to regulate AI. Good or bad, take that for what it is,” Tanay Tandon, the CEO of provider…
Jersey's vice-minister Tom Vinette said the island hopes to invest tens of millions of pounds in preventive medical measures. Speaking at the scrutiny hearing, Vignette emphasized the need for health services to move from a proactive approach to a proactive approach to reducing illness and treatment needs.Health services need to prevent people from getting sick rather than reacting when they do, Vignette said.He described the initiative as a long-term investment that ultimately saves money.”All health services everywhere are trying to do that,” he said.”We must make a decision here as to whether we want to be reactive and maintain our…
New analysis has backed up government proposals for the creation of new unitary councils in England – but new authorities must cover areas of ‘at least’ 500,000 people or more in order to save billions and free up investment into local services. In December, the government’s English Devolution White Paper outlined plans for a radical overhaul of council structures, with government committing to end ‘two-tier’ local government, replacing 185 county and district councils with new unitary authorities in 21 areas. Ministers have set out new unitary councils should have a population of 500,000 or more. However, they have also suggested…
FN Media Group News Commentary – A report from Fortune Business Insights said that the global artificial intelligence in healthcare market size is projected to grow from USD 27.69 billion in 2024 to USD 490.96 billion by 2032, exhibiting a CAGR of 43.2% during the forecast period. The report added: “AI in healthcare market in the U.S. is experiencing rapid expansion, driven by the increasing adoption of AI-powered solutions for diagnostics, personalized treatment, and administrative automation. North America dominated the AI in the healthcare market with a market share of 44.93% in 2023. Artificial Intelligence in healthcare is used to…