Nurses play a critical role in the fight against COVID-19. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact clinical teams around the world, care team members are adjusting to a new normal as their roles evolve in the midst of the [...]

Four Provider Scheduling Strategies  for Coronavirus Response The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the biggest crises providers and healthcare organizations have faced since the Spanish flu in 1918. The novel strain of coronavirus has organizations like the American Hospital [...]

With COVID-19 officially classified as a pandemic, public life in the United States has essentially come to a halt. Across the country, many have begun adhering to social distancing to prevent the spread of the virus and hopefully prevent [...]

I almost killed Jim—not once, but twice.  By Jeremy Topin, MD He was supposed to be the first patient of the day—not the last. He started as a “no show” on an already overbooked afternoon office schedule. A gift of [...]

The pros and cons of having a physician create your shift schedules—or not.  It’s a common question—who should take on the all-important task of scheduling clinical staff? A physician scheduler has a difficult job: balancing the needs of patients, providers, [...]

This year, a key theme for HIMSS20 is curbing clinical burnout with IT solutions. As the HIMSS20 Global Health Conference & Exhibition approaches, we sat down with Mary Piepenbrink, RN, BSN, MBA and Vice President of Sales for Lightning Bolt [...]

Could burnout from nonclinical tasks be a key cause of the maternal health crisis? In recent years, the growing Maternal Health Crisis has become an increasingly urgent topic in Obstetrics and Gynecology. In 2019, the American College of Obstetricians and [...]

It's National Women Physicians Day 2020, but women still face barriers in medicine Happy National Women Physicians Day 2020! Launched in 2016, National Women Physicians Day is celebrated on the birthday of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman physician and a [...]

Retention and optimized provider scheduling will be key to reducing hospital labor costs For the last ten years, hospital labor costs have been steadily increasing. In fact, they have likely already reached 60% or more of most hospitals’ operating budgets, [...]

74% of PGY-4 residents are concerned about having adequate personal time Physician recruitment has always been competitive and difficult. Still, it’s a critical piece of any healthcare organization’s success. Despite how crucial it is to recruit physicians, many organizations overlook [...]