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James Woodson, MD: Oct 31, 2017
A recent article published on USA Today's website interviewed the CEO of Leapfrog Group, which assigns grades to hospitals based on "medical errors,...
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James Woodson, MD: Oct 27, 2017
I've often been asked what the hardest problem is that we face in healthcare. I believe PATIENT CENTRIC healthcare as we practice it is a failed model. Clinicians focus on serving the patient only...
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Hannah Ostrem: Oct 25, 2017
The Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) program is a recently-developed strategy to reduce readmissions in hospital settings. According to a paper published about the project in BMC Health Services...
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Hannah Ostrem: Oct 19, 2017
Many clinicians today find themselves splitting their time between clinical practice and resident education, which can make scheduling appointments with patients challenging. To mitigate some of the...
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Team Pulsara: Oct 17, 2017
Today Pulsara released version 6.4 of the care coordination platform. The updates are are summarized below: EMS Unit and EMS Shift EMS Unit Numbers Many customers requested the ability for EMS medics...
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Shane Elmore, RN: Oct 11, 2017
As nurses, we have an interesting challenge: We need to make sure we are doing our jobs as quickly and efficiently as possible while still making sure to carefully pay attention to and make note of...
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Shane Elmore, RN: Oct 06, 2017
Silly pager, emergencies are for modern technology! I've written on this topic before, but I heard a story a few days ago that made it worth revisiting. The following is an all-too-familiar scenario...
