James Woodson, MD

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Pulsara + COVID-19: Limit Transfers to Clinically Appropriate Cases

James Woodson, MD: Mar 20, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to spread, hospital resources are becoming more scarce. Limiting patient transfers between facilities can help ease strain on resources as well as reduce clinician and community...

Pulsara + COVID-19: Mitigate Patient Surge

James Woodson, MD: Mar 18, 2020

As our communities work to flatten the curve, our public safety and healthcare system must work to mitigate the surge of patients who are infected, or who think they might be infected, to our...

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We Need to Pull (Not Push) Our Patients Along Their Journey.

James Woodson, MD: Dec 17, 2019

I recently read an interesting review on a very important topic in healthcare: DIVERSION. The article reviews how the state of Massachusetts banned the practice of busy hospitals diverting patients...

Leveraging Innovative Technology to Address the Data Entry Problem in Healthcare

James Woodson, MD: Nov 11, 2019

According to a recent article in HealthcareITNews, "While structured clinical notes in the electronic health record have obvious value, ... research [published] in JAMIA suggests that real-world data...

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Why Uniting Care Teams is Critical for Saving Lives, Reducing Disability, and Reducing Societal Costs.

James Woodson, MD: Sep 04, 2019

I've been asked why Pulsara started building a Regional Communication Network for Time Sensitive Emergencies. Here is one of the many reasons... Misdiagnosis-related harms (death and disability) are...

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A Holiday Reminder to My Fellow Public Servants

James Woodson, MD: Dec 20, 2018

If you work in public safety and/or healthcare, Thanksgiving through the New Year can be … tough. It often feels like the world is celebrating vacations, friends, family and love while we are...