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Communicating About Prognosis in the ICU
Effectively communicating a prognosis to a patient’s surrogates in the ICU can be challenging.
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Anthem breach traced to admin’s stolen login
The data breach at Anthem, one of the country’s most prominent health insurers, is thought to be the largest healthcare data breach in history by a wide margin. The insurer is reporting that the breach affecting 80 million people was traced to the theft of an administrator’s login key and password.
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NIST explains why infusion pumps are weak link
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD, recently issued a report on the security risk from infusion pumps.
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ICD-10 Conversion May Be Far Lower Than Originally Estimated
Here’s why the price tag has been lowered and how your practice can use inexpensive resources to contain costs.
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Report on hospital discharge planning tools
Hospital discharge planning tools should incorporate the judgment of clinicians and be administratively feasible, according to findings in a new report released by the American Hospital Association (AHA).
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Post Intensive Care Syndrome: Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies
Each year, approximately 800,000 patients in the United States develop an illness that results in admission to an ICU and need for mechanical ventilation.
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Cross-training gives these benefits at no cost
Patient access areas at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH, have seen these benefits from cross-training.
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Infusion pumps are weak link in data security
Cyber security experts and healthcare leaders are warning that the biggest threat to your hospital system’s data security might be one of the most innocuous, seemingly harmless devices that doesn’t even appear to have anything to do with your computer system: the infusion pump.
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Injuries are a constant worry for nurses
Sixty percent of nurses worry that their job is negatively impacting their overall health, and one in 10 nurses were injured on the job in the past year.
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Two-deep cross-training keeps patient access from being short-staffed
Few patient access applicants at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH, have a strong background in registration and insurance. Many have never even worked in the hospital setting. Finding qualified per diem staff is also not easy.