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10 ways to apply social tools for an improved patient experience
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationThe pressures and drivers to reduce costs, improve quality, emphasize prevention and increase access are making social media and the underlying technologies more attractive to healthcare leaders. They can be effective and efficient tools for the delivery of communications to targeted individuals and/or populations.
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How ERs are preparing for Ebola in the US
Stephanie McKenzie Medical & Allied HealthcareRight now, there are only four hospital emergency rooms in America with the appropriate biohazard containment units to take care of Ebola patients. That is a rather small number when the possibility of an Ebola outbreak in the United States and North America as a whole is considered.
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Nurses to administrators: We’re not happy about EHRs
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationNurses are not happy about having to use electronic health records (EHRs), a new report suggests. Apparently, 92 percent of nursing staff are dissatisfied with the systems — an all-time high, according to the Q3 2014 Black Book EHR Loyalty survey. The primary reasons cited for their dissatisfaction with EHRs included the levels of disruption in productivity and the impact to their daily workflows.
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What are the top financial concerns for physicians?
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcarePracticing medicine continues to be complex and challenging — often to the detriment of physicians' personal financial matters. In fact, 50 percent of physicians believe their profession has more complicated financial needs than other professions.
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Why are healthcare workers getting infected with Ebola? We were not prepared
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareThomas Eric Duncan, the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States, died Oct. 8. Shortly after, a nurse named Nina Pham was diagnosed with the Ebola virus, followed this week by a second nurse who is also infected. With the current infections of two direct caregivers, questions have surfaced regarding the preparedness of our hospitals and healthcare staff in the United States.
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Following the money: Cybertheft and healthcare
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationPatient records contain personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI), both of which have value on the black market. Over the years, there have been instances of insiders stealing this information for their own financial benefit, but outside criminal attacks are on the rise at a time when there is great pressure to reduce healthcare costs.
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Meet BadUSB: The latest cybersecurity threat for businesses
Ross Lancaster Science & TechnologyThe past 12 months has been a time of high anxiety for the cybersecurity field. Well-publicized breaches with giant companies like JPMorgan Chase, Home Depot and Target have affected millions of consumers. With unprecedented resources at hackers' disposal, practically every company has at least some concern about the safety of its data.
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New app helping med students diagnose quickly in ER
Stephanie McKenzie Medical & Allied HealthcareThere is a new app that is making emergency medicine a lot easier for residents and interns on the floor. The Basics of Emergency Medicine app by the Emergency Medicine Residents' Association is currently only available on iPhones, but it is already proving to be an invaluable tool to emergency medicine interns and residents across the country.
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Telehealth strategies for improving your healthcare business
Karen R. Thomas Healthcare AdministrationAs the national conversation about telehealth is trending daily, healthcare and aging care companies are increasingly investigating their telehealth options. Here are some tips on how to be ready to help an organization assess how telehealth can improve its business.
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A culture of inclusiveness: Diversity matters in medical education
Jonathan Ryan Batson Medical & Allied HealthcareIn medicine, many on various committees and boards still believe diversity is not an issue. They think that a few seats at the table — which make up less than 9 percent of "diverse candidates" in some cases — means that somehow we have all arrived and that the system is equal.
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