As patient volumes rise and resources remain strained, effective communication strategies are no longer optional; they’re essential. The post Healthcare Gridlock: How Bed Blocking Hinders Hospital Efficiency and How Modern Communication Tools Can Be the Key appeared first on MedCity News.

In a time of supervised clinical site rotation scarcity, immersive VR simulations help fill the opportunity gap for soft-skills training. The post Using Virtual Reality to Improve Communication and Collaboration in Nursing Teams appeared first on MedCity News.

Addressing preventable harm starts with breaking down the data silos that exist within the healthcare landscape and pulling disparate systems together through connected healthcare operations. The post Driving Safer Care for All with Connected Healthcare Operations appeared first on MedCity News.

It’s time we move beyond BMI and adopt a holistic approach to truly gauge health. The post BMI: A Flawed Measure of Health appeared first on MedCity News.

Johns Hopkins Hospital teamed up with Healthy.io, a company that offers smartphone-based technology to improve wound care management for diabetic patients. The partners are conducting a 120-person study to measure the impact of the startup’s technology. The post Johns Hopkins Is Teaming Up With Healthy.io to Improve Diabetic Patients’ Wound Care appeared...

The FDA has approved Beqvez, a Pfizer gene therapy developed for moderate-to-severe hemophilia B. The one-time treatment carries a $3.5 million price tag, the same as a CSL Behring gene therapy already available for treating the inherited bleeding disorder. The post Pfizer’s First Gene Therapy Approval Sets Up a Showdown With CSL in Hemophilia B appeared...