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Hospital moves closer to vacated ED redesign The 20,000-square-foot space has been mostly empty since the new ED opened in April 2013. Contingent on Board approval, remodeling and construction work could begin next year to build a spine, pain and sedation center. >>More |
Primary care providers open their notes Patients at seven UCH primary care practices now can view their physicians' progress notes through My Health Connection. For many patients, the transparency is a "huge satisfier," says Chief Medical Information Officer CT Lin, MD (right). >>More |
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New effort banks on blood safety The number of WBIT -- wrong blood in tube -- errors at UCH increased in fiscal year 2014. A team of providers has launched a new initiative to prevent mislabeled samples, which endanger patient safety and waste resources, from reaching the Blood Bank. >>More
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Perioperative Services plugs staffing gaps With daily huddles and a nursing float pool, the pre- and post-op areas and the OR have made more efficient use of staff -- a homegrown alternative to paying for more overtime or hiring more FTEs. Right: perioperative charge nurses meet to discuss the following day's schedule and meet staffing needs. >>More |
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 Sidebar: Double agentsIn a move highly unusual in hospitals, PACU nurses Kristen Kriegshauser (far left) and Jennifer Locker helped the inpatient OR meet a severe staffing crunch by cross training to work as circulating nurses. >>More |
Overcoming injuries, taking on the world In "This Hospital Life": barely six months ago, electrophysiology nurse Diane Ridgway (right) suffered devastating injuries during a triathlon in Chile. Today, she's on track to compete in the Ironman world championships in October. "You have to want to do it," Ridgway says. "That's really the secret." Plus: What You Read. >>More |
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 Wellness Center continues to get real
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A move away from more For decades, the U.S. health care system has rewarded providers for volume. But the notion is being challenged by providers looking for ways to reduce waste and overuse. The topic will be the highlight of the Colorado Right Care Conference, to be held on the Anschutz Medical Campus next month. Among the featured speakers: Acute Care for the Elderly Medical Director Ethan Cumbler, MD (right). >>More
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 Around UCHOur round-up of goings-on, big and small, in and around the hospital. This issue: Infectious Disease Clinic (left) team earns "Treasure" recognition; a new "weigh"; Condordia to speak; OB/Gyn gets down and dirty; more. >>More |
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Kit Aims to Keep Road to Opioid Recovery Open |
A program launched at CeDAR last week gives loved ones of patients recovering from opioid addiction a medication to reverse the effects of overdose. "Sometimes people in recovery require more than one treatment. They can't go back to treatment if they're dead," says CeDAR psychiatrist Patrick Fehling, MD (above). >>Go |
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Annual RN Survey
Scores Rebound |
Scores increased in all five categories measuring nurses' satisfaction with their work environment -- most notably staffing and resources, which had dropped every year since 2009. >>Go |
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A New Attraction in CVC |
The hospital late last month became the first in the state to use a magnet-driven navigation system to treat atrial fibrillation and tachycardia. The procedure occurred in a new, custom-built electophysiology (EP) suite. Above: EP fellow Matt Zipse (left) and section chief William Sauer prepare a magnetically driven catheter. >>Go
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Family Medicine Makes Health Care a Team Game |
In a partnership with a community organization, staff at the hospital's clinics in Westminster and Boulder coach patients to manage their chronic diseases. Above: Westminster medical assistant and coach Lexi Mora (left) with a type 2 diabetes patient who benefited from weekly classes. >>Go |
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Breathing Lessons |
Pulmonary rehabilitation ad yoga might not seem like a match made in heaven. But at UCH, instructors are using yoga lessons to help COPD patients regain a precious resource: the ability to breathe. >>Go |
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UCH in the News |
Saline shortage; trimming teen pregnancy; Parkinson's and herbicides; more. Mentions: Aviva Abosch; Gerry Barber; Michelle Barron; E. David Crawford; James O. Hill; Katherine James; Benzi Kluger; Jason Kolfenbach; Gina Moore; Stephen Scott; Tyler Sisson. >>Go |
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