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Wake up your zombie workforce to patient safety risks
A study in published in the Archives of Surgery uncovered more evidence that sleepy surgeons are a threat to patient safety--and the news is making its way through the mainstream media (and reaching your patients).
On average, a surgical resident gets 5.3 hours of sleep a day , according to a study of orthopedic surgical residents at Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, with some residents only getting 2.8 hours a night.
What's even more alarming is that during a quarter of their waking hours, surgical residents' fatigue is akin to being legally drunk, meaning that they are functioning at 70% mental effectiveness (correlating with a blood alcohol level of 0.08%).
We wouldn't let a drunk physician into the operating room. Why would we tolerate a sleepy surgeon?
iPad touchscreen tech powers mobile hand hygiene system
A new technology effectively turns patients into a touchscreen themselves, capable of detecting exactly when a clinician has made physical contact with a patient--and whether they've washed their hands before doing so.
FDA mobile medical app guidance faces delay to 2013
New congressional action proposed by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) could seriously delay the Food and Drug Administration's mobile medical app guidance.
Wireless spectrum expansion could mean more hospital security risks
More popular than ever, the remote patient monitoring market is predicted to top nearly $300 million within three years, and upward of $4.2 billion by 2018. That blistering pace could accelerate...
Rise in physician tablet use means less than meets the eye
Sixty-two percent of physicians--nearly double the number a year ago--now use computer tablets, according to FierceMobileHealthcare reports. That report makes it appear as if iPads and other tablets...
Medical imaging incident reporting system could boost patient safety
From doctors who don't follow imaging protocols to hospitals that cut radiology staffing corners to save money , the dangers of radiation overexposure continue to dog healthcare. Researchers writing
Physicians and social media: Follow the money
Physicians would not be well advised to use social media to connect with patients , said family physician Dike Drummond in a recent commentary posted to KevinMD.com--one of the top social media sites
CIOs: Healthcare BI essential for changing payment models
Business intelligence (BI) increasingly is becoming a priority for hospital CIOs, particularly with the advent of health information exchange and accountable care models, according to the report
Telehealth tech gets smaller, cheaper; docs remain wary
The devices are getting smaller and the technology's getting cheaper--but barriers to mHealth have pretty much stayed the same. At this week's meeting of the American Telemedicine Association in San
States would be wise to emulate New York health accelerator model
It was exciting to see the creation this week of the New York Digital Health Accelerator in New York. The New York State Department of Health, the New York City Investment Fund and the New York
