How an ICU Nurse Turned a Near Miss Into an Innovation
Eeshika Dadheech, RN, BSN The ICU never really goes quiet. Monitors beep, ventilators hiss, and infusion pumps sound alarms while nurses continuously assess patients for subtle signs of improvement or deterioration. This constant clinical observation, interpretation, and anticipation, known as nursing surveillance, is a foundational nursing competency. It was in the middle of this environment […]
America Trusts Nurses More Than Anyone, Investors Should Too
There is a pattern that keeps repeating itself in health AI. A new company raises a strong round for an AI tool
The Last Mile Problem in Health AI: Nurses Are the Key to Actual Adoption
There is a pattern that keeps repeating itself in health AI. A new company raises a strong round for an AI tool
From Bedside to Boardroom: Why Nurses Belong in Venture Capital
When we talk about healthcare innovation, most minds go straight to the solutions such as AI diagnostics, telehealth platforms, or next‑gen therapeutics
Why the Future of Healthcare Innovation Starts with Nurses
When we talk about healthcare innovation, most minds go straight to the solutions such as AI diagnostics, telehealth platforms, or next‑gen therapeutics
Undermining Nursing Will Cost Americans Far More Than It Saves
Framed as fiscal discipline, federal loan caps will destabilize hospitals, reduce access to care, and increase healthcare costs
The Health Care Technology Ecosystem: Supporting Nursing Student Entrepreneurs in Your College – Part 2.
In my earlier post on The Health Care Technology Ecosystem – Part 1, I introduced terms useful for budding entrepreneurs. The budding nurse entrepreneurs (NEs) in your college are clamoring for support, resources, and mentoring, which can be accessed from the ecosystem. Below I offer ideas to support NEs at the college of nursing (CON), curricula, and course levels.
The Health Care Technology Ecosystem: Terminology – Part 1
For the past two years I have served as a mentor at MATTER, a health care technology incubator and accelerator in Chicago. MATTER is incubating 200 start-ups, companies that offer medical devices, pharmaceutical and diagnostic solutions, big data analytics, virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence (including voice activated), and patient education solutions, along with health, wellness, and care coordination. I noticed that many of these start-ups have only physicians on their advisory boards, even when the specific issue requires more of a nursing care solution (e.g., care coordination, patient education).