How One Hospital Improved ED Throughput With TeleTriage
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Suzanna Hoppszallern, in a
Jul 28, 2016 video post by
Hospitals and Health Networks, describes the TeleTriage program in the emergency department at
Baptist Health South Florida, Coral Gables. The system allows a remote physician to assist during unexpected surge times. Hospital leaders were presented with a
Most Wired Innovator Award for the program at the 2016
Health Forum American Hospital Association Leadership Summit.
WIM
Lowering cost and improving quality of care is what it's all about. Technology and innovation provide a spark of hope in an industry often dominated by bad news and dire forecasts.
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Does physical activity attenuate, or even eliminate, the detrimental association of sitting time with mortality?
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In the
Lancet,
published online
7-27-16, authors
Prof Ulf Ekelund, PhD, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, PhD, Prof Wendy J Brown, PhD, Morten Wang Fagerland, PhD, Prof Neville Owen, PhD, Kenneth E Powell, MD, Prof Adrian Bauman, PhD, Prof I-Min Lee employ a harmonized meta-analysis of data from more than 1 million men and women to determine if physical activity attenuates or even eliminates the detrimental effects of prolonged sitting.
WIM
According to the authors:
High levels of moderate intensity physical activity (i.e. about 60-75 min per day) seem to eliminate the increased risk of death associated with high sitting time. These results provide further evidence on the benefits of physical activity, particularly in societies where increasing numbers of people have to sit for long hours for work and may also inform future public health recommendations.
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The unintended consequences of patient satisfaction surveys
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Tanya Feke, MD, in a
7.25.16
KevinMD
post, exposes some of the flaws in the healthcare industry's focus on patient satisfaction, one of the key elements of
The Triple Aim.
WIM
According to the author:
The problem is that what matters to patients and doctors does not always align. Someone may push for unnecessary testing because they read it on
Google or
Dr. Oz recommended it on his show. Someone may push for medications that are not medically indicated, i.e. antibiotics for viral infections. Someone may push for narcotics but refuse other pain control options offered by their providers. People are not always receptive to "no," and some will threaten doctors with a low score.
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