Patient complaints about hospital stays have been fairly consistent: sleep interruptions, communication glitches, loss of personal items and bad food….just to name a few! Hospital administrators and staff, on the other hand, have focused increased attention on patient safety. The advent of “Superbugs”, new potential pandemics and a change from “fee-for-service” to “pay for performance”, ….
As promised, this is Centra’s monthly collection of 5 inspiring, and we hope useful, links to stories, technologies and other healthcare related information: Don’s Voice: Not Impossible, an LA based company, creates an innovative patient centric communication solution for an ALS farmer in Ontario, Canada…tissue alert! OT in Action: An accessible home by Frank Lloyd ….
We keep saying it, but the advent of the Internet, smart devices, and social media have connected us in ways unimaginable a few decades ago. At the same time, these have inundated us with countless bits of information, messages and data to triage, save, forward or discard as we see fit. Nonetheless, we hope you ….