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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, infections and injuries, patient responses to...
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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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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...
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Shane Elmore, RN: Oct 04, 2017
What if you could get inside the mind of a Stroke Program Consultant who helps hospitals and EMS systems get ready for certification (through the Joint Commission, for example)? You'd probably want...
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Shane Elmore, RN: Sep 27, 2017
If you missed my previous blog post about my recent hospitalization, then I encourage you to go back and give it a read. This post serves as part two of my up-close-and-personal experience with...
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Shane Elmore, RN: Jul 28, 2017
Listen to this post on the go with Pulsara's new Podcast! "The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The...