The implementation of a technology-based intervention focused on improving communication and patient engagement in the intensive care unit may help reduce adverse events, according to a study published in the journal Critical Care Medicine.
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Though entering medical questions into search engines has become common practice for many people, problematic algorithms at Google may actually highlight misleading or incorrect information, according to NPR.
Lake Forest (Ill.) Hospital, part of Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine, transferred 93 patients to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago and other local facilities Wednesday evening after losing power due to flooding caused by storms.
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You probably won’t find many clinicians or healthcare executives who will disagree that the ready availability of fast food and unhealthy snacks from consumer package goods (CPG) companies has been a major contributor to many of America’s health issues.
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Recording of clinician encounters, both open and covert, has grown more common with the spread of smartphones. Though there are downsides to these recordings, they also offer rewards for patients and physicians who use them correctly, according to STAT News.
About 25 percent of patients do not follow their physicians' advice, and one-fourth of these patients say it's because the advice was too difficult to follow, according to a study cited by Emily Aaronson, MD, assistant professor of emergency medicine…
Joseph Schlesinger, MD, is working on a device for patients that would eliminate high pitched noises from hospital alarms and devices, according to WSLS-10.
Just about every transaction begins online now, including how patients choose their healthcare services and providers.
Snapchat has become an increasingly popular communication medium for children's hospitals in the last three years.