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How to Solve Care Management Problems at Your Hospital (No, It's Not By Hiring More People).

Shane Elmore, RN: Jul 14, 2016

How do you solve care management problems at your hospital? I think that's a fair question. I was talking with a nurse from reputable a STEMI receiving center just a few days ago, and he told me "our...

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3 Guiding Questions to Help You Reduce STEMI Process Variability [Part 2]

Shane Elmore, RN: Jul 12, 2016

In last week's blog post, I talked about the root of all evil in STEMI care processes: VARIABILITY. There are several areas where we commonly see variability in STEMI processes. Here are 3 questions...

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The Root of All Evil in STEMI Care Processes [Part 1]

Shane Elmore, RN: Jul 07, 2016

As Pulsara employees, when we meet with prospective clients we hear a lot of different stories about how well their facilities are already doing. Most of the time they tell us what their mean time...

The Key to Reducing Deaths from Coronary Artery Disease [Infographic]

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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Eating to Reduce Stroke and Heart Attack: What You Need to Know [New Research]

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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Mistakes and Failure: 6 Tips for Leveraging Them to Your Advantage

Shane Elmore, RN: Jun 28, 2016

Alexander Pope once said “To err is human.” If we are honest with ourselves, we know this is true. I’ve made my share of mistakes and I know that I have hundreds more left in me. However, it seems...