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Hannah Ostrem: Apr 20, 2018
Why is innovation in healthcare so slow? "Despite their stated enthusiasm, hospitals have been notoriously slow to adopt digital innovations. Explanations include their IT departments already have...
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Hannah Ostrem: Apr 18, 2018
I recently heard a story about a STEMI patient that really drove home the magnitude of healthcare's communication problem. In this case, a member of the care team had administered a medication, and...
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Audrey Peart: Apr 10, 2018
Thirty minutes or less used to be standard for food delivery. Meanwhile, in other regions of the world, some remote villages would have to wait hours for the medications and blood needed to save...
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Josh Jordan: Apr 03, 2018
For being a society that wants everything instantly, medicine is taking its time. Think about it … while we have made leaps and bounds in medical best practices and procedures over the last 3...
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Hannah Ostrem: Mar 30, 2018
Understand the capabilities of specialty teams in your region and how to activate them to save lives. EDITOR'S NOTE: Special thanks to our guest blogger, Bob Sullivan. Bob Sullivan, MS, NRP, is a...
James Woodson, MD: Feb 22, 2018
Sometimes, PE is the forgotten Time Sensitive Emergency - until you are faced with "that patient" an hour before the end of your shift.
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Mic Gunderson: Feb 20, 2018
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following blog post was written by guest author Mic Gunderson, President of the Center for Systems Improvement. Mic has been involved in emergency healthcare for over 40 years in...
