Healthcare IT News September 7, 2023
“Nurses cannot be everywhere at once,” says one expert in video monitoring, who sees promise in “watching AI” helping overworked RNs track patterns in hospital patients over longer periods of time to gain insights into their health trajectory.
Nurses are the lifeblood of the healthcare system. But with unprecedented levels of burnout and staff shortages, many are exhausted.
But the population is rapidly aging and patient acuity is rising. That translates into a higher per-nurse patient load, which can lead to an increase in medical errors, infections, bed sores and even mortality rates.
Virtual nursing has emerged with huge potential to help address these gaps, but a critical consideration for its efficacy is often overlooked: Ultimately, the success of a...
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