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Healthcare (11)

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Miscommunication Found to be #1 Cause of Preventable Disability or Death in Hospitals

Imagine this: It's a busy Saturday evening at the hospital. You are understaffed and overworked and it's one of those days where everything seems to be happening at once. The medics bring in a...

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Survey: Most Hospitals are Far From Ready for the 2017 eCQM Reporting Deadline

If you're like the majority of hospitals in the U.S., you have a long road ahead when it comes to preparing to submit electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs) by the February 2017 deadline, as...

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The Broken Radio Report and What We Can Learn from "Emergency!"

Just for grins and giggles, I signed in to Netflix recently and watched a few episodes of the medical drama from the 70's, "Emergency!" I'm a little young to remember the show when it was on the air,...

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The Hidden Cost of Missed Opportunities in Healthcare

What opportunities are hospitals missing out on due to their attitudes about risk? I have worked in the hospital setting since I was 20 years old (which was ... many .... years ago). Sure, I’ve had...

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

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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Smartphones Are Not Evil! How Yours Can be Used to SECURELY Provide Better Healthcare.

A recent article published on FierceMobileHealthcare.com calls attention to the increased use of smartphones by doctors for taking photos of patients to use in case records and how this can...

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How to Fix the Dreaded "Weekend Effect" in Hospital Deaths

Feeling all alone out there on weekends/holidays/night shifts? You’re not the only one. Any clinician involved in care of time sensitive emergent patients has experienced the frustration of delays in...

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