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What I Read This Week

Sensible Medicine

In this group, medications were up-titrated to recommended doses within 2 weeks of discharge and four scheduled outpatient visits were completed in the 2 months after discharge. We should not conclude that patients should be started on 3-4 new meds prior to discharge. High intensity care was the GDMT group.

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Connect Care Scheduled Downtime and Spring Upgrade - Thursday March 13, 2025, 00:30-04:30

Connect Care Bytes Blog

The next scheduled update will occur during downtime on Thursday, March 13, 2025, between 00:30 and 04:30. The envi ronment that controls information flow between clinical systems, the Regional Integration Engine, will also be taking a scheduled outage during this time (from 00:30 to 02:30).

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CNOs Share Their Hopes (And Fears) for Virtual Nursing

Scrubs

Imagine if the same virtual nurse who cared for you in the hospital performed a virtual visit after discharge or was your hospital to home nurse and connected with your primary care provider for a warm handoff. It can also reduce the workload at the bedside by having remote nurses do admissions, discharges, and answer questions virtually.

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NICU Nurse Adopts Teen Mom of Three Preemie Triplets

Scrubs

When Small’s babies were discharged from the hospital several months after she gave birth, Mullen asked if they could exchange numbers, and the two have been a part of each other’s lives ever since. Fortunately, Katrina Mullen was the nurse assigned to look after Small’s children. I can’t wait for you to come home!”

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Highs and Lows

Sensible Medicine

Luciana Luciana’s discharge day was getting close. Her outpatient follow-up appointments were scheduled; we had reviewed her safety plan; she felt well and ready to leave the hospital. I’ll have it done by the time I discharge.” Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication. It can wear on you.

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Beyond Stigma: Why Addressing Maternal Mental Health Means Confronting Systemic Failures

The Healthcare Blog

” Her discharge notes state Difficulty coping with anxiety for past 1-2 weeks. She presented back at the ED the day after her initial discharge with additional hemorrhage concerns. She was discharged with blood pressure medication. She delivered her baby after a 30+ hour labor culminating in postpartum hemorrhage.

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AI is Transforming Healthcare Behind the Scenes

Mobius MD

However, AI can play a valuable role in reducing the burden of routine processes adjacent to clinical visits, like appointment scheduling, billing, and claims management. For example, AI-powered scheduling systems can predict patient no-shows by analyzing historical trends.