Why Clinicians, Patients, and Healthcare Leaders Love Virtual Nursing

Two types of virtual nursing will become common practice in the next five years. Here’s why.  By: Patrick Allen, BSN, MBA    Virtual nursing gets a lot of attention for its ability to relieve clinician workload. That’s a compelling advantage.  However, the value of virtual nursing goes much deeper than freeing up precious time. When…

Enabling Clinical Communication & Collaboration in an Academic Medical Center

As patients and caregivers began to increase their use of technology during the pandemic, an academic medical center recognized that they needed to meet growing demands for clinical mobility. The Pixel Health Synergistic Care team worked closely with the hospital, clinicians and IT staff to understand their needs and clinical workflows, assess the existing infrastructure,…

Examining 3 Key Challenges of 5G in Healthcare at the CHIME23 Fall Forum

As a foundation member of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), the Pixel Health team recently hosted a focus group with digital health leaders at the CHIME23 Fall Forum. They were also joined by Heather Nelson, SVP & CIO at Boston Children’s Hospital, who shared her experience with implementing a hybrid 5G cellular network…

Why Health Systems Should Consider Microgrids for an Alternative Energy Source

In our current age of sustainability and ever- rising energy prices, microgrids are getting new attention as an excellent alternative solution, which makes sense because they are reliable round the clock on-site power generation for large facilities.  Microgrids are distributed energy resources (DERs), such as solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, fuel cells, microturbines, and other…

6 Ways Pixel Health Simplifies Healthcare Energy Procurement

To help healthcare facility executives and energy procurement managers advance their sustainability goals, we’ve gathered some of the key reasons why we believe our partnership helps simplify carbon reduction—from analysis and financing to implementation and monitoring. 1. Benefit from our experience executing sustainability programs in healthcare.At Pixel Health, we know healthcare is a highly complex…

3 Areas Where Virtual Nursing Can Transform Healthcare

Virtual nursing is not new, but its potential for transforming the delivery of healthcare is just beginning. To learn more about today’s most impactful applications, we spoke with Jon Hunt, Director, Client Services at Pixel Health, who shared his insights on the current state of virtual nursing and how it will continue to grow.  …

The Unhealthy Truth About Healthcare Energy Consumption

Healthcare facilities and hospitals are focused on improving patient outcomes, but achieving these goals often requires carbon-intensive energy sources. Learn how the U.S. healthcare system has started to recognize its harmful impact and how this sector is taking steps to reduce its carbon footprint and protect public health. Understanding the environment impact of healthcare systems…