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Hannah Ostrem: Sep 08, 2016
If you're like the majority of hospitals in the U.S., you have a long road ahead when it comes to preparing to submit electronic Clinical Quality...
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Hannah Ostrem: Aug 23, 2016
EMS often has the first contact with stroke patients, and as such, plays a major role in the ultimate treatment of patients afflicted with the condition. It is up to the medics that arrive on scene...
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Hannah Ostrem: Jul 19, 2016
Geographic Information System (GIS) software has long been employed by public health agencies to assess the health of populations in various locations. But now, healthcare providers are starting to...
Hannah Ostrem: Jul 05, 2016
The key to reducing Coronary Artery Disease Deaths? Simple. Spread Awareness! Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the most common form of heart disease, and it kills more than 370,000 people per year....
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Hannah Ostrem: Jun 30, 2016
Well, the time is upon us once again. It is nearly our country's Independence Day, and while the holiday generally brings with it plenty of camping trips, music festivals, family barbeques, etc., it...
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Hannah Ostrem: Jun 23, 2016
Montgomery County Hospital District (MCHD) EMS is just one of thousands of operations across the country working tirelessly to find the best solution to the issue coined the "pre-puncture problem."...
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Hannah Ostrem: Jun 21, 2016
Stroke care protocols and best practices are rapidly changing thanks to recent research that demonstrates the efficacy of intra-arterial interventional treatments over tPA in large vessel occlusion...
