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PSFK
You’re on the edge of a cliff, ready to pounce on a target to up your kill streak and potentially win the game for you and your team. In a traditional, flat-screen session of Call of Duty, jumping down from 30 feet in the air is a no-brainer – but in virtual reality you’re having second doubts. See, in VR, high quality of immersion makes you feel like you’re really there; you not only represent your character, you’re actually him/her.
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Journal of Emergency Medical Services
Although it’s difficult to put a precise count on the number of EMTs and paramedics who are currently serving in the United States, according to 2008 estimates reported by the National Highway and Traffics Safety Association, there are approximately 69,278 licensed EMS providers in 48 states and four territories.
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HealthData Management
In an effort to unlock healthcare data and move to value-based payment models, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched what it is calling its largest-ever initiative to transform and improve primary care in the United States, potentially impacting more than 20,000 clinicians and 25 million patients nationwide. Called the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus model, CMS says the new initiative is meant to improve healthcare quality and cost, while enabling physicians and patients to have more control over care delivery.
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The Star
A group of students stands around a hospital bed, a mix of excitement and nerves.
They’re staring not at a patient, but at an expensive training mannequin visiting a classroom. The simulation comes from the Wisconsin Area Health Center, which brings the Madison College different models of SimMan to 12 high schools each year. For three years, a SimMan has come to the CNA Fundamentals class.
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Healthcare Finance News
The first Zika vaccine candidate may enter initial clinical trials in September, the director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said. Dr. Anthony Fauci made the announcement at a press briefing on April 12, according to published reports.
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FiercePracticeManagement
Doctors can use technology to improve one basic patient experience: the office appointment, according to a new report.
With more patients turning to retail clinics and urgent care centers because of convenience and time savings, physicians can compete by meeting patient's tech-driven expectations, according to the report "No Room for Waiting."
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The Simulation User Network Conferences feature best practices to help advance simulation training programs across all healthcare disciplines. From immersive day-long tracks on specific clinical topics to break-out sessions on debriefing, assessment, realism and more, this event will address your needs with immediate and practical solutions. Register before seats fill!
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health via ScienceDaily
A simulation of how the so-called "superbug" carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae might spread among healthcare facilities found that coordinated efforts prevented more than 75 percent of the often-severe infections that would have otherwise occurred over a five-year period.
The study was led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and published in March in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
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New Hampshire Union Leader
At Holy Family Hospital on Friday, an arm maneuvered over a knee in need of replacement, made a cut and inserted an implant, placing it within a millimeter of its target to ensure full range of motion.
The arm was attached not to a surgeon but to a robot — a cutting-edge technology that assists doctors with precision and accuracy in replacement surgeries.
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Pocket Nurse helps thousands of health education programs operate efficiently with an extensive catalog of products that provide everything an educator needs. For more information visit pocketnurse.com, call 1-800-225-1600, or email cs@pocketnurse.com.
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Medscape
In the 30 years since laparoscopic cholecystectomy was introduced, the number of open cholecystectomies performed by general surgery residents has dropped 92 percent at two teaching hospitals in Texas, new research shows. The drop in experience has some experts worried that, in coming years, few surgeons will be prepared to perform open surgeries for complicated gallbladder cases.
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Drexel’s online MS in Medical and Healthcare Simulation is a first-of-its kind online master’s program that comes from one of the nation’s premier academic and research institutions. You’ll learn from the best, with the best, in a team-centric format that combines online coursework with immersive simulation practicums.
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Surgeons use Electromagnetic and Optical Tracking technologies for real-time tool navigation – shouldn’t their training simulators do the same? Build the next generation of simulator with the 3D tracking technology trusted in real-world surgical navigation systems. DISCOVER the benefits of customizable tracking technology integration today: email msci@ndigital.com or call 1-877-634-6340.
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Elsevier Health Sciences via News-Medical.net
Despite having policies in place to prevent infections, staff at outpatient care facilities fail to follow recommendations for hand hygiene 37 percent of the time, and for safe injection practices 33 percent of the time, according to a study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
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Free seats are available! Join us individually or with a team to experience Friday Night at the ER first-hand and to learn best practices for its successful use. Experienced and first-time players are welcome. Event will be held April 7-8 in Denver, CO.
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HealthLeaders Media
More than half of readmissions identified as preventable could have been avoided "with efforts made during the initial admission," according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Readmission prevention efforts run the gamut from slashing CAUTI rates, to training uninsured patients how to administer their own IV antibiotics. But allocating resources to some basic steps of care can curb readmissions.
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