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Uncertainty in Decision-Making: Critical Care, Imperfect Data
Margaret “Molly” Hayes, MD, associate director of the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program and assistant director of the medical intensive care unit at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), discusses handling uncertainty in critical care decision-making.
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Language Equity is Essential in Outpatient Practice
Unfortunately, in many institutions, interpreter services can no longer accommodate the volume of people with limited English proficiency—particularly for foreign languages less commonly spoken in the world.
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Best Practices for Engaging Physicians in Health Technology
Leaders in health care attempting to implement health technology can benefit from principles that explain the uptake of innovations, map the requirements of overcoming resistance to change, and facilitate the adoption of technology into practice.
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Home Hospital: Potential Gains and Obstacles
David M. Levine, MD, MPH, MA, a physician and researcher at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, discusses potential gains and obstacles for home hospital.
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SMART on FHIR: Big Gains, Big Challenges
Kenneth Mandl, MD, MPH, director of the Computational Health Informatics Program at Boston Children's Hospital, discusses opportunities, limits, and hurdles for health care data apps.
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Telehealth: Are We Saving Money Yet?
Ateev Mehrotra, MD, MPH, associate professor of healthcare policy at Harvard Medical School discusses striking growth and potential savings in telehealth.
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Setting the Stage: Why Health Care Needs a Culture of Respect
A culture of respect also recognizes that everyone in the organization plays a meaningful role in the ability to care for patients.
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Simulation Training Helps Surgeons Refine Their Skills and Strengthen Leadership Potential
The concept of incorporating simulation technology as a training method is certainly not new; it has been gaining traction in recent years, building on its success in helping pilots advance their knowledge base and confidence.
