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Forbes
Because doctors are scientists, and scientists are all about identifying, analyzing and solving problems, they are always among the first to harness new technology to improve the health of their patients. With health representing 20 percent of the U.S. economy and tech over 10 percent, scale dictates that tiny improvements in either sector have a huge impacts. Slight improvements in training, a slightly better test or tool or a faster diagnosis, have the potential to save thousands of lives and billions of dollars.
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HIT Consultant
Wearable technologies have been widely adopted by consumers to measure and track aspects of health. Bracelets can track steps and calorie burn, clothing can measure heart rate and VO2 levels. While adoption is slower in clinical settings, some healthcare organizations have begun to integrate wearable technologies into patient care to create more opportunities for e-health programs and to create new data availability.
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Healthcare Finance News
Baby boomers represented the largest segment of the registered nurse workforce from 1981 to 2012, and with many of them now retiring, the profession may seem ripe for a shortage. But that's where millennials are coming to the rescue. According to new research published in Health Affairs, millennials are entering the nurse workforce at nearly double the rate that boomers once were.
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MultiBriefs
In an effort to enhance the overall content of Simulation Spotlight, we’d like to include peer-written articles in future editions. As a member of SSH, your knowledge of the industry lends itself to unprecedented expertise. And we’re hoping you’ll share this expertise with your peers through well-written commentary. Because of the digital format, there’s no word limit, and our group of talented editors can help with final edits. If you’re interested in participating, please contact Ronnie Richard to discuss logistics.
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The Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report
The University of Las Vegas medical school is using a state-of-the art orthopedic surgery simulator to give its residents realistic operating room experiences.
University Department of Orthopedic Surgery Chair Dr. Michael Daubs likens the experience 20 orthopedic residents are getting to that of commercial airline pilots in training. "This is a tremendous advance in education for orthopedic surgery," he said.
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Seth Sandronsky
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, dealt a fatal blow Sept. 25 evening to the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act. She joined fellow Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Rand Paul, R-Ky., in opposing the measure, leaving the Republicans' 52-48 majority over the Democrats short of the required 50 votes for passage under procedures from the fiscal year 2017 budget resolution.
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Courier-Post
Two EMTs responding to an emergency call find an unconscious man on the ground and a nearly hysterical wife kneeling at his side.
“Over here, please. We need help!” the emotional wife calls out to the EMTs as they arrive to help her husband. “Tell me what’s wrong with him!”
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Mastery Learning is a form of competency-based medical education. Use of the model has been shown to improve patient care quality and lower health care costs. This five day hands on course will equip you with the skills to develop mastery learning curricula for procedures, communication and team based clinical skills.
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Award-winning Sentinel City® was designed by nurse educators for use in population health and other nursing courses. It provides students with simulated clinical hours through integrated Home and Family Support Assessments, nursing diagnosis and final care plan creation. It includes 17 complete assignments with AACN Essentials mapping and grading rubrics. Learn More!
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Eindhoven University of Technology via Medical Xpress
Plastic surgeons at Maastricht UMC+ have used a robotic device to surgically treat lymphedema in a patient. This is the world's first super-microsurgical intervention with "robot hands." The surgeons used the robotic device to suture vessels of 0.3 to 0.8 millimeter in the arm of the patient. The robotic device, created by Eindhoven company Microsure, enhances the surgeon's precision, making this type of procedure easier to perform.
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Keith Carlson
Imagine a hospital devoid of nursing care. Picture a nursing home without nurses. Visualize a healthcare system functioning without its very backbone and lifeblood.
That is the world we build when we turn our backs on nurses. When corporate entities set nurse-patient ratios that support profit above all else, both nurses and patients suffer within that mean calculus. And when nurses are driven to burnout by environments that undermine their ability to perform, a recipe for disaster is brewing.
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HealthDay via Medical Xpress
The family that plays an online game together may get more exercise together, a new study suggests. Sound counterintuitive? Well, researchers have long struggled with finding ways to coax families to move more, but the online game — where the only prize was a lowly mug — convinced spouses, parents and kids to log more steps in their daily walking routines.
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Sun Sentinel
The University of Miami’s newest hospital has a six-bed emergency room, operating room, intensive care unit, a birthing suite and outpatient clinics.
The only thing missing is patients.
Instead, nursing students get a realistic clinical experience using computerized mannequins and staff actors.
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