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Beware barriers to the assessment of cancer patient financial hardship

AuntMinnie

The financial hardship screening protocol consisted of asking patients questions about social determinants of health and entering their answers into the electronic medical record, sending patients experiencing financial hardship to a social worker for needs assessment, and referring patients to appropriate resources to address their needs.

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LG Healthcare Technologies Improve Staff and Patient Experiences

Imaging Technology

A visit to LG’s booth begins with the exterior-facing Reception Area and Nurse Station Zone that demonstrate the unique advantages of deploying LG’s Ultra Stretch and Transparent OLED displays as digital signage for wayfinding, employee and visitor communications, alerts and more. inch diagonal) All-in-One Thin Client (model 24CR661).

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Key interventions cut delays for MRIs performed on sedated patients

AuntMinnie

A team led by Aric Lee, MBBS, of National University Hospital in Singapore found that relatively straightforward initiatives such as workflow standardization and preadmission patient counseling cut delays for these types of exams by more than 30%. The hospital performs 32,000 MRI exams per year.) Of these, 88.7%

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The rise of theranostics: Part 5 -- Advice from center administrators

AuntMinnie

As nuclear medicine therapies gain stature compared to nuclear medicine in diagnostic imaging, hospital administrators may be eyeing the potential of adding theranostics services. Reshaping the hospital's nuclear medicine and radiopharmaceutical strategy toward theranostics involves intensive and inclusive planning, Beyder explained at SNMMI.

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The PACSman Pontificates: Dog tired after HIMSS 2024

AuntMinnie

All over the show floor, other AI offerings were seen in population health, revenue cycle management, nurse management, patient monitoring, health tracking, data analytics, patient wellness, and preventative applications -- as well as others I had never considered. It’s a good deal for IT people but not nearly as good a deal for radiology.

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Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Lung Protective Ventilation

REBEL EM

2 Finally the settings initiated early in a patient’s care are often carried forward unchanged into their hospital and ICU stay. The typical nursing to patient ratio is 1:3 with a shared respiratory therapist for the entire ED. Our Conclusion: It is difficult to generalize this study as it is limited to one hospital and its practice.

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AI in Healthcare: The Ultimate Guide

Aidoc

A “connected system of intelligence” brings together various medical devices and platforms, acting as a central nervous system for hospitals. Instead of just analyzing images, AI will increasingly combine them with a patient’s clinical history from their electronic medical records (EHR).