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How to Use Checklists to Counter the Effects of Fatigue and Improve Patient Care

Team Pulsara: Sep 11, 2018

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following content originally appeared on EMS1.com. Special thanks to our guest author, Tim Nowak for EMS1 BrandFocus. Tim is the founder and CEO of Emergency Medical Solutions LLC,...

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Mississippi Health System Uses Technology to Speed Critical Communication.

Team Pulsara: Aug 24, 2018

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following news story originally appeared on Mississippi new site WLOX. Read the full story here. -- New mobile technology is being used to help [reduce treatment times] at Singing...

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CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Health System Sets Record Low Treatment Times for Stroke and STEMI [Press Release]

Team Pulsara: May 24, 2018

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following press release originally appeared in the Marshall News Messenger, and can be accessed right here. -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LONGVIEW, TX -- May 24, 2018 -- CHRISTUS Good...

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How Simple Miscommunications Can Cost A Life

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...

Inconsistencies in Processes of Care Result in Variable Survival Rates for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. 

James Woodson, MD: Mar 09, 2018

Recently, the AHA released recommendations that cardiac resuscitation systems of care be put in place and should involve "interconnected community, emergency medical services, and hospital efforts to...

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In-Hospital STEMI Cases Have 10x Higher Mortality Rate than Out-of-Hospital STEMIs. Here's What You Can Do About It. 

James Woodson, MD: Feb 27, 2018

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Healthcare Systems Concepts -- What is a System? Part 1 [Vlog]

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...