Staffing News and Resources for Healthcare

Virtual Nursing, Sitting Platforms Help Alleviate Staff Shortages

September 22, 2023 - Healthcare professionals appear satisfied with their virtual nursing and sitting solutions, with a majority noting that they have positively impacted staffing issues, according to a new KLAS report. The inaugural KLAS Virtual Sitting & Nursing 2023 report examined customer experiences and outcomes at healthcare organizations using virtual...

CHI Saint Joseph Hospital Pilots Virtual Nursing to Address Shortages

April 24, 2023 by Mark Melchionna

CHI Saint Joseph Health is one of the first hospitals to implement a virtual nursing model using technology developed by CommonSpirit Health, according to a recent announcement. The model adds a...

Iowa Includes PAs, Speech-Language Pathologists, Audiologists in Telehealth Rules

October 07, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

Healthcare regulators in Iowa have released new guidelines that allow physician assistants, speech-language pathologists and audiologists to use telehealth. The state’s Board of Physician...

New York’s Healthcare Staffing Order Promotes Telehealth, Mobile Integrated Health

October 04, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order that will enable the state’s healthcare providers to use telehealth to address staffing shortages caused by the ongoing pandemic and...

Staffing, Funds Key for Tech to Boost Patient Experience

March 05, 2021 by Emily Sokol, MPH

Healthcare is increasingly digitizing as calls for contactless registration and virtual care visits become the norm. But the latest technology is not the sole driver of better patient experience,...

FSMB Launches Online Resource for Telehealth License Portability

January 26, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

The Federation of State Medical Boards has launched an online platform aimed at helping hard-hit health systems bring in extra clinical help through telehealth during the coronavirus pandemic. The...

With COVID-19 Stressing Providers, PAs Lobby for Their Place in Telehealth

May 07, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

With the Coronavirus pandemic pushing healthcare to new extremes, a new group is ready to shine the spotlight on physician assistants and telehealth. PAs in Virtual Medicine and Telemedicine (PAVMT),...