In the Trenches: The Discharge Planner: Bridging Gaps Between Hospital and Home
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As a discharge planner, Alicia Tennenbaum is an advocate and troubleshooter for patients leaving the hospital.
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(Source: Tibco)  Every day, millions of individuals within large organizations make small, yet important business decisions based on their experience and whatever information happens to be available at the time. With little time to spare, these decisions are often taken with an incomplete view of the situation, as 'good information' is all too often still difficult to find. Faced with a backlog for new enterprise reports, out-of-control 'spreadsheet marts', and a plethora of custom applications all trying to accomplish similar goals, CIOs and business managers alike need to consider a new approach.
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New ventilation units blast curtains of purified air between patients and nurses in Washington Hospital Center's emergency room. Outside, yellow tarpaulins and water taps can decontaminate people on the sidewalk.
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This scenario is all too familiar to office workers who collaborate electronically on projects: E-mails get passed around with differing versions of documents-in-progress attached. Instant messages whizz by. Web sites are cited, then lost. It's often a jumbled mess, with no central online location for shared data. There must be a better way.
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The federal government unveiled new cardiac care information last month on a Web site that tracks hospital performance, earning kudos from hospital administrators and health-care researchers but demonstrating how difficult it is for consumers to compare hospital care.
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An electronic clipboard could be rolled out across the NHS as pen and paper are phased out on wards.
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Newborns who are visited by nurses at home shortly after their mother&#39;s return from the hospital are less likely to require emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations.
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Beds and meds will color in the week that lies ahead.
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A machine that can simplify lives and family schedules all over the country.
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The system eventually will lead to all patients having an individual electronic record. Online booking will mean doctors and patients can make hospital appointments at their convenience.
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A new website is being launched in an attempt to strengthen patient choice.
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Doctors try to balance a patient's trust with new technology.
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Your next doctor could be keeping an eye on you from afar &#151; via a camera and a bank of computer screens. An expanding number of hospitals are adopting technology that allows critical care doctors and nurses to monitor dozens of patients at different hospitals simultaneously, much as an air traffic controller keeps track of several planes.
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A new technique measures visual clutter, creating a tool for desginers of all types.
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NEW YORK  - HIV-positive patients who use pillbox organizers to help keep track of their medications can reduce their risk of progressing to AIDS, a new study shows.
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Videoconferencing tools are increasingly making their way not just into the office but into the home, adding a dimension to long-distance visits with relatives and friends.
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Medical software developer uses Web services to answer the call to do more with less.