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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Ultrasound technology used to treat kidney stones; New app helps customers buy OTC drugs;
Fierce Health IT
Ultrasound technology is being used both to detect and get rid of kidney stones, according to a recent Zee News post. Scientists with the National Space Biomedical Research Institute have been examining a process known as "twinkling artifact," which involves ultrasound waves pushing "small stones or


Most Nurses Spend Quarter of Shift on Indirect Patient Care
EndoNurse Magazine
ATLANTA?The majority of nurses are spending one quarter of their twelve-hour shift on indirect patient care, time that supports care delivery but does not require direct interaction with the patient.


Technologically Dependent Children (Learning Scope No. 377)
Advance for Nurses
This continuing education article expires Jan. 30, 2014. Read article 1. Zenk, J., Fyrmpas, G., Zimmermann, et al. (2009). Tracheostomy in young patients: indications and long-term outcome.


E-prescribing slashes error rates
Health News
Medication prescribing errors can be reduced by as much as 66 percent with the introduction of electronic prescribing technology in hospitals, new Australia-first research shows.


Antibiotic Prophylaxis in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections After Selected Urgent Abdominal Surgical Procedures
Clinical Trials Feeds
Aim of our prospective randomized a placebo controlled study is to prove that in case of acute surgical procedure due to appendicitis, ileus of small bowel and perforation of small bowel and stomach appropriately administered antibiotic prophylaxis is effective with lower incidence of infection in s


Mobile triage promises to boost ER care for veterans
Healthcare IT News
WASHINGTON – The Veterans Health Administration plans to deploy a mobile triage solution for the emergency room. The idea for the touch-screen triage tablet came from a VA Employee Innovation Competition.


System and method for improving hospital patient care by providing a continual measurement of health
Free Patents Online
Abstract: A system for improving hospital patient care by generating a Health Score. The system includes an interface module for receiving incoming medical data from a patient, a transformation module for transforming each of the medical datum into a transformed Health Score value, and a combination


Study: ICU Nurses Value Personal Relationship With Telehealth Doctors
iHealth Beat
Many nurses say it is important for them to know the physician who is on call for telehealth consultations in an intensive care unit, according to a study published in the American Journal of Critical Care, MedPage Today reports.


ICU Care May Actually Be Too Intensive
Hospimedica
A survey among physicians and nurses shows that care for the critically ill may go too far for nearly a quarter of the patients in intensive care units (ICUs).


Women at war: Rising role in military outpaces medical care
The Courier-Journal (AP)
he U.S. military is no longer a men?s club ? almost 15 percent of today?s active-duty troops are women. They drive Humvees, fix airplanes and often find themselves in combat situations, shoulder to shoulder with their male comrades-in-arms.

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