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MDFlow and QMC Cares Team Up To Deliver Patient Hospital Encounter Notifications for Elderly Patients with Chronic Health Conditions during COVID 19 Outbreak
MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MDFlow Systems (“MDFlow”), a premier healthcare information technology company, announces that it has partnered with Quality Medical Consultant Group (“QMC”), a Florida Hospitalist Group, to introduce an initiative to provide patient hospital encounter notifications for high risk patients. MDFlow and QMC process thousands of Encounter Notification Service (ENS) messages from Florida HIE daily.
Cancer: ‘Intelligent drug delivery’ is on its way
New research paves the way for the delivery of anticancer drugs into tumors with a level of precision never seen before. The new "intelligent drug delivery" system uses a nanocapsule that will only discharge its drug load when it encounters two tumor signals in the...
Factors influencing decision to perform Cesarean Section
Fear of litigation and perceived safety concerns and are among the key factors influencing the decision to perform a cesarean section, according to a major international literature review conducted by researchers at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College...
Over-Testing In The ICU
With the burden of cost increasingly shifting from insurer to patient, healthcare debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy among Americans. It is time to look at what tests are actually needed for patients, says Brian K. Yorkgitis, DO.
Could Molecular Switches Stop Brain Cancer?
It might be possible to change the course of glioblastoma, a very aggressive brain cancer, by manipulating small molecules that switch genes on and off inside cells.
This was the conclusion of a study in which researchers in the United Kingdom and India manipulated gene-regulating molecules known as microRNAs (miRNAs) in “human glioblastoma cells.”
What Keeps Physicians Up at Night?
Patient Issues It’s no surprise that many factors occupying physicians’ minds throughout the night are related to their patients. Some patients may be suffering from unexpected complications from surgery and require additional treatment. Others may be experiencing...
What Is a Hospitalist?
To provide you with the very best care during your hospital stay, your primary care physician has entrusted a hospitalist from the QMC Team to be your in-hospital doctor.
Can We Grow New Brain Cells?
Can we, as adults, grow new neurons? Neuroscientist Sandrine Thuret says that we can, and she offers research and practical advice on how we can help our brains better perform neurogenesis—improving mood, increasing memory formation and preventing the decline...
Statin Continuation
Statin Continuation after an Adverse Event Study results indicate that the benefits of statin therapy appear to outweigh the risks among high-risk patients. These agents should be continued even in the face of an adverse reaction in this patient population. Statins...
Laboratory Test
Unnecessary testing wastes money and can lead to further testing. Why does it occur?
Almost 60% of medical personnel surveyed at a large academic medical center believed that hospitalized patients should have daily laboratory testing.
New International Clinical Practice Guidelines Debut
The strong recommendations were for providers to use a validated measurement tool to identify frailty, to prescribe physical activity with a resistance training component, and to address polypharmacy by reducing or deprescribing any inappropriate/superfluous...
Doctor and Patient Relationships: Empathy & Litigation
These statements included verbalizations that EPs recognized that the patient is concerned about their symptoms and the patient knew their typical state of health better than a physician seeing them for the first time and did the right thing by seeking evaluation....
Building the Best Wound Programs
New technologies and products are advancing pressure ulcer treatment, but caregivers in sync with their residents are the critical element. Americans are obsessed with their skin. They spend billions of dollars every year to keep it young, firm, and healthy. When...
Fault Lines And Frontiers In Person-Centered, Long Term Care: Part 2
When did you last notice a doctor sitting at the bedside, totally absorbed listening to the patient’s story?Danielle Ofri, MD, recalls bygone days whenever she talks with admiration of her mentors. They were white, male doctors in starched shirts and bow ties,...
Kindness Tops Residents’ Wish Lists
There are steps staff members can take to not only be perceived as friendlier, but to actually feel friendlier. What does “quality of care” encompass? For those working in skilled nursing care centers and assisted living communities, the answer may include following...
ACOEP Scientific Assembly 2016
The American College of Osteopathic Emergency Medicine Scientific Assembly 2016 stands out as the year’s largest event for ACOEP . Join ACOEP’s flagship event, the largest gathering of osteopathic emergency physicians, emergency Nurse Practitioners, Physician...
Technology continues to drive Healthcare markets.
Everything from transportation of patients, down to Electronic Medical Records is driven by technology initiatives. In the US$3 trillion United States healthcare industry, choice has swung decisively toward consumers in recent years. Empowered by technology,...
ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2016 Annual Meeting
Make plans to join 15,000 other anesthesiology professionals at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2016 annual meeting. This five-day event in Chicago, Illinois is the perfect opportunity to grow, share and network with other professionals from around the world.Official...