Medication Errors
Medication Errors Medication errors is a pervasive issue in healthcare. The errors can result in significant patient harm and add further economic burden to an already high level of healthcare cost. Determining a precise number of deaths directly attributed to medication errors in hospitals is a challenging task. The exact mortality rate is subject to […]
AI in Healthcare – Part 3
AI in Healthcare – Part 3 This will be my last article about the mini-series “AI in Healthcare”. In “Ai in Healthcare – Part 2”, I focused on radiology and drug development. I will now wrap up the series with impacts closer to patients and healthcare workers. In personalized medicine, AI can analyze a patient’s […]
AI in Healthcare – Part 2
AI in Healthcare – Part 2 As I mentioned in “AI in Healthcare – Part 1”, the use of AI in healthcare has roots going back into the 1950s alongside the development of the field of AI itself. Progress was limited for decades, but now things have changed dramatically. A handful of factors ignited the […]
AI in Healthcare – Part 1
AI in Healthcare – Part 1 After I finished my doctorate in health administration (at age 69), I wrote Health Attitude: Unraveling and Solving the Complexities of Healthcare, a book on what I had learned about the American healthcare system. That was 2015. Since then, there have been medical advances, but in my opinion, the […]
Burnout
Burnout Healthcare provider burnout is a serious problem having negative consequences for the providers, patients, and the entire healthcare system. Burnouts are accompanied by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a lack of sense of personal accomplishment. According to a 2023 survey by the American Medical Association, 63% of physicians reported experiencing symptoms of burnout. A similar […]
