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On April 15, 2019, Notre Dame cathedral, the iconic and beloved monument, burned and was nearly lost in its entirety despite an enormously complex and expensive fire alarm system built exclusively to prevent such a disaster.

As a post-mortem examination has revealed, there are lessons…

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Technology gets a bad rap in healthcare. A lot of that is earned. 

Doctors in ambulatory care spend roughly two hours on EHR and desk work for every hour of patient care – and that’s before they spend another one-to-two hours at home.ⁱ Nurses…

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The article Death by a Thousand Clicks: Where Electronic Health Records Went Wrong is a joint investigation by Fortune and Kaiser Health News that looks “inside a digital revolution gone wrong.”

This sobering read…

Each year around the time of Nurses Week, I write a CNO Perspective report in which I examine a topic I believe to be of current importance to nurse leaders. This year’s report is titled Cognitive Overload, Medical Errors, and a 5-Point Communication Strategy to Help Clinicians Stay Focused…

Nurses Week 2019 has 4 million reasons to celebrate, and Vocera nurses account for nearly 50 of them! Visit our Nurses Week web page to see our messages to fellow nurses everywhere.…

This guest blog is by Brendan FitzGerald, Sr. Director of Research Services at HIMSS Analytics, now part of Definitive Healthcare.

Cognitive overload affecting clinical care team members is an increasing concern for hospitals. Clinicians need to process and…

In commemoration of National Doctors’ Day and Physicians Week, I’d like to recognize some of the most honorable specialists in medicine – geriatricians and palliative care physicians – for the critical role they play in helping people age and die with grace and dignity.

My gratitude for…