Bent Philipson- Physicians Practice Author .pdf

Bent Philipson is the founder of Philosophy Care, a consulting firm that provides care guidance to skilled nursing facilities throughout New York and New Jersey. Under Bent Philipson’s leadership, Philosophy Care is dedicated to providing each resident with individualized care.

Read the article here: https://www.physicianspractice.com/authors/bent-philipson
Read What your nurses expect from you (or else they'll quit): https://www.physicianspractice.com/view/what-your-nurses-expect-from-you-or-else-they-ll-quit-
Read AI's impact on the common health conditions affecting seniors: https://www.physicianspractice.com/view/ai-s-impact-on-the-common-health-conditions-affecting-seniors
​See the youtube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pXBcxwm0k8

1. BENT
PHILIPSON PHYSICIANS PRACTICE- AUTHOR HTTPS://BENTPHILIPSON.NET/PHILOSOPHY-CARE/
BENT PHILIPSON IS THE FOUNDER OF PHILOSOPHY CARE, A CONSULTING FIRM THAT PROVIDES CARE GUIDANCE TO SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES THROUGHOUT
NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. UNDER BENT PHILIPSON’S LEADERSHIP, PHILOSOPHY CARE IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EACH RESIDENT WITH INDIVIDUALIZED
CARE.

2. AI'S IMPACT ON THE
COMMON HEALTH
CONDITIONS
AFFECTING SENIORS
ARTICLE
ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL IMPACTS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE S HOW IT'S BEING USED TO PREVENT, DETECT, AND TREAT COMMON HEALTH
CONDITIONS AFFECTING ELDERLY PATIENTS.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS ARGUABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGIES BEING USED IN HEALTHCARE TODAY. I COULD TALK FOREVER
ABOUT AI'S SIGNIFICANCE IN HEALTHCARE, FROM ITS ABILITY TO PREDICT TREATMENT PROTOCOLS BASED ON VARIOUS DATASETS TO ITS
AUTOMATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS. BUT ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL IMPACTS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, WHICH WILL BE THE FOCUS OF
THIS ARTICLE, IS HOW IT'S BEING USED TO PREVENT, DETECT, AND TREAT SOME OF THE MOST COMMON HEALTH CONDITIONS AFFECTING ELDERLY
PATIENTS.
THE LIST OF HEALTH CONDITIONS IMPACTED BY AI IS PRETTY EXTENSIVE. DIABETES, CANCER, STROKES, AND SLEEP APNEA ARE JUST A FEW AREAS
WHERE WE'RE SEEING SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS IN PATIENT OUTCOMES. IN THIS ARTICLE, I WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT FOUR OTHER CONDITIONS
EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR LEVEL OF DISRUPTION THANKS TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: FALLS, SEPSIS, CARDIOVASCULAR ISSUES, AND DEMENTIA.
BENT PHILIPSON IS THE FOUNDER OF PHILOSOPHY CARE, A CONSULTING FIRM THAT PROVIDES CARE GUIDANCE TO SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES
THROUGHOUT NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. UNDER BENT PHILIPSON’S LEADERSHIP, PHILOSOPHY CARE IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EACH RESIDENT
WITH INDIVIDUALIZED CARE

3. ARTICLE
PREDICTING AND PREVENTING FALLS
ONE IN FOUR SENIORS FALL EVERY YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES. THAT MEANS AROUND 36 MILLION FALLS ARE REPORTED, RESULTING IN OVER 32,000 DEATHS. IT MAY BE SURPRISING TO HEAR THAT FALLS ARE
ACTUALLY ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSE OF FATAL INJURY IN OLDER ADULTS. THIS IS A SCARY STATISTIC FOR A CONDITION THAT CAN BE EASILY PREVENTED WITH THE RIGHT INTERVENTIONS, LIKE ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE.
RESEARCHERS AT TWO UNIVERSITIES IN NORTH CAROLINA USED CAMERAS AND VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEMS TO RECORD 30 DIFFERENT BODY MARKERS ON ELDERLY PATIENTS AS THEY WALKED ON A TREADMILL.
VISUAL CUES WERE INTRODUCED THAT SUGGESTED THE MOTION OF SWAYING OR FALLING SO THAT THE TECHNOLOGY WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY IF THE PATIENT HAD ANY BALANCE IMPAIRMENTS THAT WERE
PREVIOUSLY UNDIAGNOSED. THIS DIAGNOSIS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR FACILITIES AND CAREGIVERS TO KNOW WHICH PATIENT WAS A FALL RISK AND WOULD NEED FURTHER MONITORING.
SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES AND OTHER LONG-TERM CARE CENTERS ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO AI-ENABLED TECHNOLOGY LIKE UC BERKELEY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH LABS' SAFELYYOU, A COMPANY
THAT INSTALLS CAMERAS IN PATIENT ROOMS WHICH IMMEDIATELY ALERT STAFF THE MOMENT A FALL IS DETECTED. THIS HAS BEEN PROVEN TO REDUCE FALLS BY 40 PERCENT AND LOWER EMERGENCY ROOM
VISITS BY APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT.
DEMYSTIFYING AND COMBATING SEPSIS
SEPSIS IS COMMONLY UNDETECTED OR MISDIAGNOSED, ESPECIALLY IN OLDER ADULTS, WHO BECOME MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO SEPSIS AS THEY AGE. SEPSIS CLAIMS ONE IN FIVE LIVES EACH YEAR, SO EARLY
DETECTION IS CRITICAL IN SAVING LIVES.
THERE IS STILL SO MUCH MYSTERY SURROUNDING SEPSIS, WHICH IS WHY IT GOES UNDETECTED. ITS EARLIEST SYMPTOMS, LIKE CONFUSION AND FEVER, CAN EASILY BE ATTRIBUTED TO OTHER CONDITIONS,
SO TECHNOLOGIES LIKE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ARE POWERFUL TOOLS IN GETTING PATIENTS THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT THEY NEED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY RECENTLY DEVELOPED A NEW AI SYSTEM THAT HAS REDUCED SEPSIS DEATHS BY AROUND 20 PERCENT. THEIR TARGETED REAL-TIME EARLY WARNING SYSTEM COMBS THROUGH A
PATIENT'S MEDICAL NOTES, CLINICAL RECORDS, AND LAB RESULTS TO IDENTIFY IF SOMEONE IS AT-RISK OF DEVELOPING SEPSIS. IT THEN RECOMMENDS TREATMENT PROTOCOLS DEPENDING ON THE PATIENT,
SUCH AS STARTING ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT, AND KEEPS ALL THE HEALTHCARE STAFF INVOLVED IN THAT PATIENT'S CARE JOURNEY INFORMED OF WHAT'S GOING ON. ACCORDING TO THEIR DATA, THE AI WAS
ACCURATE NEARLY 40 PERCENT OF THE TIME, WHICH IS FAR MORE ADVANCED THAN EVEN JUST A FEW YEARS AGO.
DETECTING OVERLOOKED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
ADULTS OVER THE AGE OF 65 ARE MORE LIKELY TO SUFFER FROM CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE THAN YOUNGER GENERATIONS, ALTHOUGH HEART PROBLEMS ARE ONE OF THE MOST COMMON CONDITIONS
AFFECTING THE GLOBAL POPULATION AND ALSO ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH. FOR THIS REASON, THERE'S BEEN A MAJOR PUSH FOR USING AI TO HELP PREDICT AND PREVENT CARDIOVASCULAR
PROBLEMS. AND A LOT OF INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITIES HAVE COME FROM THIS.
PHYSICIAN-SCIENTISTS AT THE SMIDT HEART INSTITUTE HAVE DEVELOPED AN AI TOOL THAT HELPS MEDICAL STAFF IDENTIFY TWO MAJOR LIFE-THREATENING HEART CONDITIONS THAT OFTEN GET MISSED:
CARDIAC AMYLOIDOSIS AND HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY. ALGORITHMS CAN PINPOINT DISEASES THAT CAN'T BE SEEN BY THE NAKED EYE AND THEN USE THAT INFORMATION TO INFORM A DIAGNOSIS SO
TREATMENT CAN HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY. OTHER RESEARCHERS FROM CEDARS-SINAI CREATED A TOOL THAT CAN ACCURATELY PREDICT WHICH PATIENTS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE A HEART ATTACK WITHIN FIVE
YEARS. ADDITIONALLY, THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CREATED A TOOL THAT DETECTS HEART PROBLEMS WITHIN 20 SECONDS WHILE PATIENTS ARE GETTING AN MRI CAN.
HELPING PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA
ANOTHER COMMON CONDITION AMONG THE AGING POPULATION, DEMENTIA IS A FRIGHTENING AND HEARTBREAKING DISEASE. CHANGES IN YOUR BRAIN CAN HAPPEN OVER 20 YEARS BEFORE ANY SYMPTOMS
EVEN APPEAR, WHICH WEAKENS THE EFFECTS OF TREATMENT.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAN HELP HEALTHCARE EMPLOYEES SEE SIGNS OF COGNITIVE DECLINE THAT ARE INDISTINGUISHABLE TO THE HUMAN EYE. ONE AI TOOL DEVELOPED BY RESEARCHERS AT THE
STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CAN DIAGNOSE PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA WITH 95 PERCENT ACCURACY, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT SINCE AROUND 40 TO 60 PERCENT OF ADULTS WHO HAVE DEMENTIA
USUALLY NEVER RECEIVE A DIAGNOSIS AT ALL. THE EARLIER AND MORE ACCURATELY DEMENTIA CAN BE PREDICTED, THE EARLIER MEASURES CAN BE TAKEN TO IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES AND QUALITY OF
LIFE.
THE IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS VAST, BUT IT'S CLEAR THAT ONE OF ITS BIGGEST BENEFITS IS MAKING LIFE-SAVING CARE EVEN MORE TANGIBLE IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR.

4. WHAT YOUR NURSES
EXPECT FROM YOU
(OR ELSE THEY'LL
QUIT)
ARTICLE
THE GREAT RESIGNATION HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE COUNTRY, HITTING THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY BY STORM. AND EVERY DAY, MORE AND MORE OF OUR BELOVED
NURSES ARE ABANDONING THEIR CAREERS DUE TO EXTREME DISSATISFACTION WITH THEIR ROLES. 90 PERCENT ARE CONSIDERING LEAVING WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR, WITH
71 PERCENT OF THOSE NURSES HAVING OVER 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR.
IT IS NO SURPRISE THAT THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY IS ONE OF THE MOST STRESSFUL AND DEMANDING FIELDS TO WORK IN, BUT IT ISN'T NECESSARILY THE NATURE OF THE
WORK THAT IS CAUSING SO MANY NURSES TO LOSE PASSION FOR WHAT THEY USED TO LOVE. AS IT TURNS OUT, POOR WORKING CONDITIONS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE
HIGH TURNOVER RATES. LET'S TALK THROUGH THE CHANGES THAT WILL HAVE TO BE MADE TO KEEP NURSES FROM WALKING OUT, PARTICULARLY WITHIN SKILLED NURSING
FACILITIES AND LONG-TERM CARE CENTERS.
EFFECTIVE STAFFING
AN ALARMING RESEARCH STUDY CLAIMS THAT ABOUT 95 PERCENT OF U.S.-BASED NURSING FACILITIES ARE REPORTEDLY UNDERSTAFFED. FACING THIS REALITY ON A DAILY
BASIS WOULD MAKE ANYONE FEEL DEFEATED, BURNT OUT, AND OVERSTRETCHED. AND TO MAKE MATTERS EVEN MORE UPSETTING, IT'S NOT THAT THERE AREN'T ENOUGH
NURSES AVAILABLE FOR DUTY. WITH OVER FIVE MILLION NURSES IN THE UNITED STATES, IT SHOULDN'T BE DIFFICULT TO ADEQUATELY STAFF A FACILITY, BUT MANY
ORGANIZATIONS ARE CHOOSING TO INCREASE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THEIR CURRENT STAFF RATHER THAN HIRE MORE TEAM MEMBERS.
AS A RESULT OF IRRESPONSIBLE STAFFING, HEALTHCARE FACILITIES ARE CAUSING MORE RESIGNATIONS THAN THEY CAN AFFORD TO MANAGE. THESE NURSES ARE
REFUSING TO ADJUST TO THE WORKING CONDITIONS AROUND THEM — AND RIGHTLY SO. HOWEVER, THIS MEANS THAT THE REMAINING STAFF IS LEFT TO PICK UP THE
EXCESS, WHICH CAN HAVE DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES, LIKE LOWER-QUALITY CARE AND POORER PATIENT OUTCOMES.

5. ARTICLE
CHILDCARE AND FAMILY SUPPORT
LONG HOURS AND WAVERING SCHEDULES ARE A NORM WITHIN THIS SECTOR. WHILE NURSES ARE EXPECTED TO BE FLEXIBLE, THEY ALSO HAVE LIVES OUTSIDE OF THEIR CAREERS. A LOT OF
THEM HAVE CHILDREN AND ADULT DEPENDENTS TO LOOK AFTER, AND IT IS OFTEN CHALLENGING TO DO SO WHEN THEY ARE CONSTANTLY ASKED TO WORK LATE OR COME IN ON THEIR OFF
DAYS.
AS NURSES ARE SOME OF THE MOST DEDICATED WORKERS ON THE PLANET, THEY WILL OFTEN RISE TO THE OCCASION AND WORK EXTRA SHIFTS SO LONG AS THEIR OUTSIDE NEEDS ARE MET.
LEADERS CAN DO THEIR PART BY IMPLEMENTING MORE FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES, INCREASING PAID TIME OFF BENEFITS, AND EVEN CONSIDERING REIMBURSING STAFF FOR OUTSIDE SERVICES TO
HELP THEM CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND LOVED ONES.
MORE EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE STRATEGIES
ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS CAN BE INCREDIBLY TIME-CONSUMING AND PUT EVEN MORE STRESS ON A NURSE'S ALREADY BUSY SCHEDULE. THESE DUTIES TAKE A LOT OF TIME TO COMPLETE,
WHICH IS VALUABLE TIME SPENT AWAY FROM PATIENTS. EVERYONE CAN AGREE THAT CURRENT AND ACCURATE DOCUMENTATION IS KEY TO RUNNING A SUCCESSFUL HEALTHCARE FACILITY,
BUT THE WAY IN WHICH THESE RECORDS ARE RECORDED SHOULD BE MORE MODERNIZED.
EVEN THE MOST TALENTED AND ATTENTIVE NURSES ARE BOUND TO MAKE THEIR FAIR SHARE OF MANUAL ENTRY ERRORS AS HUMANS AREN'T ROBOTS. FORTUNATELY, TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES
BY THE DAY, AND MORE COMPANIES ARE IMPLEMENTING AUTOMATED SOLUTIONS TO MAKE THESE PROCESSES EASIER AND MORE EFFICIENT. INSTEAD OF GRABBING A PEN AND PAPER AFTER
EACH PATIENT, WORKERS WOULD APPRECIATE HAVING SERVICES THAT ARE OPERATED BY QR CODES AND SCANS, TAKING A LOT OF THE REPETITIVE FOOTWORK OFF OF THEIR HANDS.
MINDFUL STAFFING POLICIES
ASKING NURSES TO WORK OVERTIME, ESPECIALLY WITH NO HEADS-UP, IS A COMMON THEME ACROSS THE LONG-TERM CARE SECTOR. ONE CAN ALSO GROW ACCUSTOMED TO BEING ASKED TO
CARRY OUT NON-NURSING DUTIES AND FLOAT TO OTHER UNITS, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH THEIR OWN OBLIGATIONS. THEY ALSO OFTEN WORK THROUGH THEIR
LUNCHES AND FIND NO TIME TO TAKE THE BREAKS THAT ARE LEGALLY GRANTED TO THEM, LEAVING THEM UNDERNOURISHED AND WITH NO TIME TO RECHARGE BETWEEN A LONG LIST OF
PATIENTS. THESE ISSUES, AMONG MANY OTHERS, CAN BE FIXED BY HIRING MORE RELIEF AND PUTTING BETTER PRACTICES IN PLACE TO LIGHTEN THE HEAVY LOAD THAT NURSES ARE EXPECTED
TO CARRY EVERY DAY.
BETTER MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
WE ARE NO LONGER IGNORING THE IMPACT THAT POOR MENTAL HEALTH CAN HAVE ON OUR LIVES, YET NURSES ARE STILL NOT RECEIVING THE TYPE OF MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT THEY
DESERVE. A RECENT STUDY THAT SURVEYED OVER 2,500 NURSES FROM ACROSS THE WORLD REPORTED THAT 75 PERCENT OF THEM HAD EXPERIENCED BURNOUT, AND 64 PERCENT HAD TO
CONTINUE TO COME TO WORK EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE BATTLING DEPRESSION.
THE BEST WAY FORWARD IS TO OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF MENTAL HEALTHCARE OPTIONS. INSTEAD OF SELECTING A PROGRAM FOR ALL EMPLOYEES TO USE, LEADERS SHOULD ENCOURAGE
EMPLOYEES TO SEEK OUT THE PROVIDERS AND RESOURCES THAT WOULD BE THE BEST FIT FOR THEIR NEEDS AND THEN PROVIDE FINANCIAL RELIEF OR REIMBURSEMENT OPTIONS.
AS THE HEART OF THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY, THE CRIES OF NURSES SHOULD BE TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY BY LEADERS. IF THEIR NEEDS CONTINUE TO GO UNHEARD AND UNADDRESSED,
SOCIETY AS A WHOLE WILL CONTINUE TO SUFFER FROM THEIR ABSENCE.
BENT PHILIPSON IS THE FOUNDER OF PHILOSOPHY CARE, A CONSULTING FIRM THAT PROVIDES CARE GUIDANCE TO SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES THROUGHOUT NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.
UNDER BENT PHILIPSON’S LEADERSHIP, PHILOSOPHY CARE IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EACH RESIDENT WITH INDIVIDUALIZED CARE.