A Look at Pulsara's Top Content of 2017, as Decided by You!

Hello and Happy New Year from Team Pulsara! 

Today we wanted to take a moment to reflect back on some of our best pieces of original content from the past year. You've spoken, and below are your top 5 favorite pieces: 

1. Former Pulsara VP of Development Shocks Healthcare World by Creating Competitive, "Traditional" Service [Press Release]

2. Kentucky Hospital Improves Treatment for Heart Attack Patients Through Collaboration and Technology [Press Release]

By Pulsara Staff

We formed so many amazing new partnerships in 2017! One of those, was St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, Kentucky. The hospital and associated EMS services worked together to reduce time-to-treatment for STEMI patients by 30%! These achievements did not go un-noticed. Their press release was one of our most read posts of 2017.

3. Patient Centric Healthcare is a Failed Philosophy

By Dr. James Woodson

In this piece, Pulsara Founder and CEO Dr. James Woodson described what he sees as one of the most threatening issues facing healthcare today. Patient centric healthcare (where clinicians focus only on their specific tasks as they relate to the patient rather than on the entire patient journey including the other TEAMS who serve them) is a failed philosophy.

This mindset leads to 400,000 deaths per year and 10,000 serious medical complications every day, costing the U.S. an estimated one trillion dollars a year. Additionally, 80% of these errors occur secondary to miscommunication during transitions of care.

We need to realize that just serving the patient is not enough — we ALSO need to serve the fellow clinicians who are serving the patient. We need patient and people centric healthcare.

4. Is LVO the "STEMI of the Stroke World?" [Infographic]

By Hannah Waller

This was a post from 2016, but the infographic created by Pulsara's Marketing team was apparently useful, as this one held its top spot in the content ranks of 2017. 

In this post, we argue that LVO stroke is NOT the "STEMI of the stroke world." It is far more complex, it is not binary, and it requires utilization of different resources at different points in time. So how are you going to fix your pre-puncture problem? Pulsara helps you establish regional systems of care to provide the right resources for the right patients, at the right time.

5. New Mission: Lifeline Stroke Documents for Prehospital LVO Care -- What You Need to Know

By Kris Kaull

At the 2016 International Stroke Conference in Houston, Mission: Lifeline Stroke released two documents related to prehospital LVO care, the first of which provides the most current stance on where we have limitations (in both research and capabilities), and it also outlines three core definitions.

The second is a severity-based stroke triage algorithm document, which outlines the best practice EMS workflow for suspected stroke patients. Refresh yourself on these critical documents by following the link above!

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Thanks for a great year of content in 2017! We look forward to crafting more useful blogs, podcasts, and videos to continue serving as a resource for all of your critical care reading!