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Workflow software, robots poised to transform care
We have separate publications called FierceHealthIT and FierceEMR for a reason: Thanks in no small part to the federal "meaningful use" incentive program, EMRs are front of mind for many health IT
UK, Canada offer cautionary tales about EMR security
The problems and concerns people are having with EMRs are not exclusive to the U.S. Check the "Also Noted" section of today's newsletter and you'll see an item about a Royal College of Nursing survey
GuitarGirl RN - 10 Healthcare Bloggers We're Thankful For
Who: GuitarGirl RN Blog: Adventures of GuitarGirl RN About the blogger: She is a self-described guitar and bass playing rock-and-roll emergency room RN. What makes this blog so fierce? GuitarGirl RN
Here's yet another argument for remote patient monitoring
Stories of nightmarish encounters with what passes for the U.S. health system are, unfortunately, all too common. Often, the problems are the result of systemic failure at many levels, but every once
Nurse loses license for unsafely discharging patient who died in blizzard
Earlier this year, we reported that patients who self-discharge ultimately cost hospitals 9 percent more to treat. But for a Maine nursing supervisor who allowed a heavily drugged and under-dressed
Depression in nurses is depressing me
As you may have read this week in FierceHealthcare, two new studies suggest that nurses working in hospitals are much more susceptible to depression than their counterparts in clinics, schools or
Do high-volume facilities cause depression in nurses?
Nurses are among the most respected professionals in society and among the hardest working in healthcare. But they also are subject to high patient loads, a lack of respect from superiors, and long
SPOTLIGHT: Mobile Clinical Assistant boosts nurse efficiency
Here's an interesting case study that needs to be taken with a grain of salt because it's from a vendor: Panasonic says that a deployment of tablet-like devices in a Spanish hospital has helped
ARRA is a 'golden' opportunity for nurse informaticists
It's not "[bleepin'] golden" like a certain ex-governor of Illinois might say, but the opportunity for nurse informaticists in the next few years is pretty close. "Now that everybody is trying to get
Nursing research highlighted, honored in magazine issue
Just as nurses poise themselves to take on a more expanded role in healthcare , the latest issue of Johns Hopkins Nursing examines and celebrates the expanding role of nursing research in improving
