Tag: informatics
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New AACN Practice Alert outlines evidence-based protocols to improve effective use of clinical alarms
Clinical alarms designed to alert nurses to changes in their patients’ conditions have become a continual barrage of noise that poses a significant threat to patient safety, according to the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. …read more Source: New AACN Practice Alert outlines evidence-based protocols to improve effective use of clinical alarms
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Video on Interviewing Vulnerable Elders (VIVE)
The systematic inclusion of resident voice through specific direct interviews represents an enormous advance in the new Minimum Data Set 3.0 (MDS 3.0). The V… CMS 2011: Eine Fülle an Innovationen – Reinigungsfachmesse. Mehr Fachbesucher aus dem In- und Ausland. Die Branche zeigte sich mit einer Fülle von Innovation… Video Rating: 0 / 5
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Behind the Scenes of U of M Health Systems Commercial Shoot.mp4
A behind the scenes look at the making of some very special commercials. I edited this 5 minute video from 20 hours of footage. Had a great time working with… Video Rating: 5 / 5 Ashis. Video Rating: 5 / 5
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Reviews highlight harmful prescriptions and unnecessary surgeries
ProPublica takes a look at a Medicare drug program report detailing the prescription writing practices of some physicians while USA Today reports on its findings regarding unnecessary surgeries based on a review of government records and medical databases. original article source From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130621/Reviews-highlight-harmful-prescriptions-and-unnecessary-surgeries.aspx
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Rigorous interventions result in fewer infections, deaths associated with hospital-onset C. difficile
Rhode Island Hospital has reduced the incidence of hospital-associated Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infections by 70 percent and reduced annual associated mortality in patients with hospital-associated C. difficile by 64 percent through successive implementation of five rigorous interventions , as reported in the July 2013 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient…
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A status check on small business health exchanges
News outlets examine key points about the health law, including a progress report on implementation issues by the Government Acountability Office. …read more Source: A status check on small business health exchanges
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Docs wild about iPad apps
As physicians continue to switch EHR systems or select a first vendor, a new survey by research firm Black Book Rankings has identified a “meteoric trend” in favor of mobile EHR applications, especially a marked leaning for iPad apps. Big data: None read more
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Timely access to health information
This video demonstrates how interconnected electronic health record systems in Prince Edward Island and Alberta are providing clinicians with timey access to… Video Rating: 5 / 5 After many months of hard work and training, Reading Hospital in Pennsylvania launched its EPIC system-wide Electronic Health Record in February 2013. This s… Video Rating: 0 /…
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eHealth with benefits: Documenting clinical and financial returns leads to better outcomes for patients everywhere
Leading healthcare institutions to showcase how patient portals have been deployed to enable patient access to appointments, laboratory test results and secure communications with clinicians …read more Source: eHealth with benefits: Documenting clinical and financial returns leads to better outcomes for patients everywhere
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Florida HIE Expands by Adding CommunityHealth IT
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), the sponsoring agency for the Florida Health Information Exchange (HIE), has announced that CommunityHealth IT has joined the exchange, bringing up to 2.2 million patients’ records onto the Florida HIE. The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), the sponsoring agency for the Florida Health Information Exchange…