Harvard Business Review provides an overview of three models of human-centred design and co-creation, a set of approaches that can accelerate and humanize healthcare innovation that aims to get patient feedback during the innovation process and
A survey of physicians suggests privacy and confidentiality are essential in emergency care, especially for patients reluctant to undress or divulge sensitive, personal information in front of other people in an exam room or in a hallway. To see how
The Harvard Medical School study included adults with any infection or exacerbation of heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma who were admitted via the emergency department. The patients also had to live in the hospital's
Mayo Clinic tested a program aimed at improving the patient experience by designing a new model of pregnancy care. The program piloted 14 alternative prenatal care options, offered to women with low-risk pregnancies. During the course of the project
The not-for-profit healthcare system opened a virtual hospital called Connect Care Pro that combines the health system's 35 telehealth programs and over 500 providers and caregivers. It's the largest telehealth program in the U.S. and aims to help
Micro hospitals are emerging in U.S. suburban and urban markets as a backup to community facilities and in regions where the demand doesn’t require full-sized hospitals. These facilities are considerably smaller than community hospitals and offer as
The U.K.'s Care Quality Commission (CQC) is concerned patients' chances of making a full recovery are negatively impacted when they're denied contact with relatives and friends. Its report warns that people with serious mental health problems who are
Frost & Sullivan's Patient Safety in Healthcare, Forecast to 2022 predicts that patient safety will become a core value proposition for care providers over the next four years. The report identifies the biggest patient safety adverse events - as well
Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hospital is piloting a managed alcohol program (MAP), in which patients with chronic alcoholism are provided a daily oral dose of ethanol to manage their illness. Only about 15 patients have gone through the program since
The report found 55.8% of New Brunswickers said they were able to see their family doctor within five days. According to the New Brunswick Health Council, this is the lowest percentage in seven years. But the percentage of those unable to see their