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CNOs Share Their Hopes (And Fears) for Virtual Nursing

Scrubs

Trinity Health announced it will introduce virtual nursing at its hospitals in Michigan and Ardent Health Services plans to do the same in New Mexico. I believe that our future will continue to incorporate virtual nurses as a way to transfer knowledge from more seasoned nurses to our newer nursing workforce.

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Friday Reflection 32: The Trauma of Not Dying Alone

Sensible Medicine

  I usually see people who die alone in the hospital. There have been previous admissions after which the patient did not make it to follow-up appointments. Some of these patients die alone in the hospital, with nobody at their bedside. Others are transferred to inpatient hospice centers.

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Jury Finds Pulmonologist Liable for Failing to Monitor Patient

Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

Case Facts Dr P was a pulmonologist who had a practice and was affiliated with a large hospital. Mr C’s primary care physician had Mr C admitted to the hospital where Dr P practiced. After admission to the hospital, Mr C was treated with antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia.

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“The Front Line Is Shrinking:” Nurses Re-Imagine Nursing at the #NurseHack4Health Hackathon

Health Populi

The solution built a QR code embedded with the patient’s full data (clinical, social determinants, and other relevant bits of information to complete the patient’s profile) with a designated caregiver at both ends of the transfer — from the originating site to the admission site.

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Countdown Checklist L8, T-minus 2: Catch Up Dictations

Connect Care Bytes Blog

Dictate any pre-launch admission or transfer notes Launch 8 inpatient facilities are supported for dictation of admission histories, transfer notes, consultation reports and discharge summaries. The same applies for Consults performed in the coming week for patients expected to still be in-hospital post-launch.

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A Baby Step Backwards

The Healthcare Blog

And compared to most of the rest of the world, where surgical interventions by fee-for-service OB/GYNs and hospitals are not rewarded with more revenue, patients in the US need a rate reduction of 10 to 15 points, not three.

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Tulane Medical School: How to Get In [Episode 569]

Accepted Blog

Its Director of Admissions, Dr. Mike Woodson, is our guest today, and he’ll tell you what it takes to get in. Show Notes Welcome to the 569th episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Accepted’s med school admissions quiz can give you a quick reality check. In 2019, he became the Director of Admissions.