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Asynchronous video for pre-op boosts patient and staff experience

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"It is vital the patient not only understands the information but also retains it and then takes appropriate action. " MEETING THE CHALLENGE TBRHSC automated the pre-op messaging for all surgeries across Northwestern Ontario surgical hospitals. "That's an A+ in patient experience.

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Optimizing Healthcare for Heart Disease with HeartFlow | E. 62

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HeartFlow’s non-invasive, cutting edge technology aims to improve the patient experience and make cardiovascular care easier for physicians. 13:30 Invasive treatments impact the patient experience Lauren said that over half of patients undergo diagnostic cardiac catheterization unnecessarily.

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End of Life Care with Seung Eli Oh | E. 92

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Do I envision me going in the ICU bed with a nurse putting lines at me….how You know, we promise to do no harm in medicine in nursing as well. ….There’s There’s a lot of futility, when these patients are so sick.’’ This is Jim Cagliostro, and you’re listening to Healthcare Leadership Experience.

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O.R. Optimization Process Improvement for Implant Management | EP. 32

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Jim Ferch ( 09:36 ): So you know, when a case is completed, a circulating nurse takes those stickers who runs over to the computer and in the OR, that was… The case was just completed, and documents the charting information for those implants for that patient account.

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Taking Back The Business of Healthcare with Preston Alexander| E. 67

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Episode Introduction Preston explains that the principal issue with US healthcare is its profit-driven approach, why healthcare must be a forward-thinking Netflix, rather than an obsolete Blockbuster, and why the nursing shortage is the result of a broken system. Today, we’re 300,000 nurses short. What goes into all that?”

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Recognizing the Role of Caregiver with Melissa Fisher | E. 79

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I’ve become a bit of a cynic because I see my father in a nursing home, and my mom is paying $12,000 a month for his care, and the person in the bed next to him is on Medicaid and paying nothing. When I was in that experience in that hospital, it was fantastic. It is not among upon discharge from the hospital.

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Exposing Healthcare Fraud with Jonathan Tycko| E. 68

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Since 2007, Jim has been a registered nurse working in critical care, perioperative services, and outpatient settings at nationally recognized medical facilities across three states. I mean, you can put good people… It’s what we see with all the nursing shortages right now. Today, we’re 300,000 nurses short.