4 Steps to Implement a Virtual Nursing Program

By: Patrick Allen, BSN, MBA    Virtual nursing adoption is on the rise as healthcare organizations seek new ways to address staffing, capacity, and capital challenges. Integrating virtual nursing into the routine process of care delivery requires teamwork, open lines of communication, and extensive upfront planning.  I wrote previously about the trends and rationale for…

Why Clinicians, Patients, and Healthcare Leaders Love Virtual Nursing

Two types of virtual nursing will become common practice in the next five years. Here’s why.  By: Patrick Allen, BSN, MBA    Virtual nursing gets a lot of attention for its ability to relieve clinician workload. That’s a compelling advantage.  However, the value of virtual nursing goes much deeper than freeing up precious time. When…

Enabling Clinical Communication & Collaboration in an Academic Medical Center

As patients and caregivers began to increase their use of technology during the pandemic, an academic medical center recognized that they needed to meet growing demands for clinical mobility. The Pixel Health Synergistic Care team worked closely with the hospital, clinicians and IT staff to understand their needs and clinical workflows, assess the existing infrastructure,…

Doctors on the Move, Patients Empowered: How 5G Laptops Can Achieve the Quadruple Aim

Imagine a world with instant, secure access to patient data, high-resolution images, and seamless video conferencing – all at your fingertips. This isn’t science fiction; it’s the reality of 5G technology harnessed by powerful laptops.   Pixel Health, in partnership with Netmaven, offers a groundbreaking solution: 5G-enabled laptops powered by T-Mobile’s private, secure 5G network…

Top 3 Reasons Why 5G is Transforming Healthcare for Clinicians

Every day, clinicians strive to deliver the best care they possibly can. They expect the health system they work within will support them with the best possible workflows and technology to achieve their goals. Clinical collaboration problems, like dropped calls, missed alerts, or simply slow Wi-Fi can prevent clinicians from working efficiently, ultimately limiting the…

Examining 3 Key Challenges of 5G in Healthcare at the CHIME23 Fall Forum

As a foundation member of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), the Pixel Health team recently hosted a focus group with digital health leaders at the CHIME23 Fall Forum. They were also joined by Heather Nelson, SVP & CIO at Boston Children’s Hospital, who shared her experience with implementing a hybrid 5G cellular network…

Unlocking the Value of Enterprise Imaging

As technology rapidly evolves, healthcare delivery organizations face a common challenge: a cluttered and complex portfolio of disparate imaging systems encompassing a broad range of services. Recognizing that these imaging applications and systems don’t work well together and lack EMR integration, many organizations are exploring the benefits of application rationalization to develop an enterprise imaging…

3 Areas Where Virtual Nursing Can Transform Healthcare

Virtual nursing is not new, but its potential for transforming the delivery of healthcare is just beginning. To learn more about today’s most impactful applications, we spoke with Jon Hunt, Director, Client Services at Pixel Health, who shared his insights on the current state of virtual nursing and how it will continue to grow.  …

How to Win Hearts and Minds for New Healthcare Technology

By Patrick Allen, Managing Director, Strategy and Transformation Note: This is Part 2 of a two-part blog post on technology and workflow. Read Part 1 here.      In the first part of this blog post, I discussed how healthcare systems often make the mistake of adopting new digital technology without considering their desired workflows. …