Stories about improving the lives of healthcare professionals, patients, and families.

U.S. National Health IT Week celebrates the essential role of health IT in transforming health and healthcare in the US. This year the week’s theme focuses on applying information and technology to support healthy communities.

Technology has tremendous potential to transform the health…

Dr. Penny Cooper, DHSc, is a data scientist at Augusta Health

Augusta Health is a community hospital nestled in Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley focused on improving the health and well-being of our community. The statewide sepsis mortality rate in…

On April 15, 2019, Notre Dame cathedral, the iconic and beloved monument, burned and was nearly lost in its entirety despite an enormously complex and expensive fire alarm system built exclusively to prevent such a disaster.

As a post-mortem examination has revealed, there are lessons…

Hundreds of thousands of people in the United States fall in the hospital each year, and a third to a half of those falls result in injury…

This guest blog is by Brendan Fitzgerald, Sr. Director of Research Services at HIMSS Analytics, now part of Definitive Healthcare.

Cognitive overload affecting clinical care team members is an increasing concern for hospitals. Clinicians need to process and…

HIMSS is always an epicenter of ideas and vision. It never disappoints as a venue for putting a finger on the pulse of the direction in which hospitals are moving with technology. HIMSS19 was a fantastic opportunity for our executive team to connect with customers.

Technology is often positioned as the antithesis of humanity. Technology can’t feel, can’t think, and can’t acknowledge the nuances or emotions of the humans who interact with it. Technology is sometimes introduced to replace humans – as ATMs and self-service banking websites have obviated the…

Enabling patient-centered care and fostering care team well-being are core values of Vocera and our Experience Innovation…

Guest Blog Post with Susan Ievers, Clinical Lead Matron and Helene Ramsay, Vocera Clinical Support, at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

In April 2018, we opened a brand-new hospital wing at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. The new wing includes…