
Tech-based solutions enable clinicians to focus on people, not paperwork
Projects such as CHCI-led efforts to streamline records collection are making administrative tasks quicker and easier and clearing the way for more meaningful work.

When shorthand shortchanges care

Prompts to clinicians increase tobacco use treatment for cancer patients
When clinicians received an active-choice alert recommending they provide tobacco use treatment (TUT) to their cancer patients who smoke, TUT referrals or prescriptions were about triple compared to engagement from patient nudges or usual care, a new study finds.

Lessons from the COVID Watch remote monitoring program
Feedback solicited from patients and caregivers about COVID Watch suggested future remote monitoring programs would benefit from adjustments like providing alternative communication methods, clarity around enrollment, and patient guidance.

Triage protocol increases emergency department treatment of opioid use disorder
A triage screening and treatment protocol helped emergency departments expand care for opioid use disorder (OUD), facilitating identification and treatment of patients with OUD, a new study finds.