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Operational Excellence, Care Delivery, Physician Workforce, Workforce
Online Medical Crowdsourcing Can Save Lives
When Canadian physician John Fernandes was told earlier this year that there would be no way to rid a four-year-old girl of the same Escherichia coli strain that had claimed her brother’s life, Fernandes turned to a physician crowdsourcing site hoping for better news. His persistence was rewarded; within minutes, he received advice for follow-up testing and treatment from physicians across the globe and, ultimately, helped to cure the girl of the infection.
Delivery System Transformation, Governance Effectiveness, Nurses, Operational Excellence, Care Delivery, Physician Workforce, Quality & Patient Safety, Strategic Planning, Leveraging Technology, Issues & Trends, Workforce
Hospitals use technology to improve emergency room performance
Hospitals are making greater use of new technologies to improve emergency department throughput. Digital registration kiosks and bedside registration systems streamline the process, allowing patients to be treated more quickly. Electronic patient tracking boards can reduce wait times and improve turnover by helping caregivers to monitor information critical to patient flow.
Get Involved, Leadership
Leadership Advice from Retiring Sentara CEO David Bernd
David Bernd, CEO, Sentara Healthcare, Norfolk, Va., has led Sentara Healthcare for more than 20 years during which time the system achieved significant volume growth and won national quality awards. Bernd announced he would be retiring in March.
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