Implementing change in a healthcare setting is a complex endeavor, with the challenges varying between clinical and non-clinical staff. Changing processes and workflows faces significant obstacles that must be overcome.

Deadly Fake Meds: Buyer Beware While Abroad

While cheap meds might be attractive when abroad during your summer travels, buyer beware. Fake drugs may have lack active ingredients or include ingredients that are harmful. While less than 1% of drugs in the US are fake, that number rises to over 40% in some middle and low income countries.

Will AI Make Us Smarter and More Prodcutive?

With the Internet, we can research much faster than visiting the library. But does that make us more productive? The average time spent on a single computer screen is 47 seconds, and it was 150 seconds in 2004. AI can generate thousands of pages of content in seconds, but we know AI creates hallucinations – falsehoods and stuff that is just made up.

Using Technology to Drive Clinical Teamwork

As healthcare complexity increases, multiple specialized teams now treat patients. Despite the expansion of communication technology, these teams generally do not collaborate well leading to delays in care and sub-optimal outcomes.

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