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Jun 14

The Future of the Operating Room is Affordable

Low-cost and simple-to-implement healthtech drives health equity — In a webinar on the future of the operating room (OR), the speakers touched the topic of the cost of technology. Surgical innovation is expensive. A DaVinci robot, a surgical system that uses a minimally invasive surgical approach, has a $2-million price tag. Not every hospital can afford that. “We’re…

Surgery

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The Future of the Operating Room is Affordable
The Future of the Operating Room is Affordable

May 5

Team Communication in Hospitals

And Why Chiefy is Not ‘Slack for Surgery’ — This week I attended a fascinating webinar where a hospital executive described the implementation journey of a HIPAA-compliant chat tool in the hospital. In the age of Slack and WhatApp it’s a bit crazy that you need a 45 minutes’ webinar to explain the benefits of connecting groups of professionals…

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Team Communication in Hospitals
Team Communication in Hospitals

Feb 14

Why Pre-Op Huddle Sucks

The pre-op surgical team huddle is a game-changer. It is also impossible to sustain. — An overwhelming majority of surgical team members report communication challenges We talked to 90 perioperative clinicians and stakeholders. Nurses, anesthesiologists, surgeons, scrub technologists, vendor reps, intra-op monitoring, residents, fellows. Over 94% reported challenges with perioperative communication. These challenges result in miscommunication errors, delays, waste and stress. They also impact patient outcomes.

Surgery

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Why Pre-Op Huddle Sucks
Why Pre-Op Huddle Sucks

Dec 1, 2021

Are We Done Disrupting Patient Safety in Surgery?

Four facts and three predictions — Fact 1: It has been over ten years since the last disruption in surgical patient safety. The last disruption was something that many people assumed was already happening. A 19 questions paper checklist that assures the basic stuff: that the team members introduce themselves, that it’s the right patient, the right procedure, the right limb. …

Patient Safety

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Are We Done Disrupting Patient Safety in Surgery?
Are We Done Disrupting Patient Safety in Surgery?

Oct 1, 2021

A Brief History of EHRs

Timeline of electronic health record systems in US Hospitals — In most modern health systems, the clinicians’ digital experience is dominated by the Electronic Health Record system (EHR). Clinicians (i.e. health professionals that care for patients — including physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and others) spend hours managing and documenting clinical processes on these systems. …

Digital Health

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A Brief History of EHRs
A Brief History of EHRs

Sep 2, 2021

Breaking Functional Silos

From Software Development to Surgery — “The word “silo” does not just refer to a physical structure or organization (such as a department). It can also be a state of mind. Silos exist in structures. But they exist in our minds and social groups too. Silos breed tribalism. But they can also go hand in hand…

Digital Transformation

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Breaking Functional Silos
Breaking Functional Silos

Jul 1, 2021

My Hospital Got an “A”, Can It Get Better?

If you ride the New York Metro-North Harlem line from Grand Central station these days, you will see the NYU Langone Health signs flaunting the hospital’s “A” rating for patient safety dominating the station billboards. This is great. …

Quality

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My Hospital Got an “A”, Can It Get Better?
My Hospital Got an “A”, Can It Get Better?

May 21, 2021

Asynchronous. Like Gen Z

Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Collaboration Over dinner, I had a conversation with my kid on how asynchronous communication took over our lives. “We didn’t always have text messages, you know”, I told her. “So you only had WhatsApp?”, she scoffed. “We actually had to talk to someone every time we wanted to say something”. The…

Asynchronous

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Asynchronous. Like Gen Z
Asynchronous. Like Gen Z

Mar 17, 2021

Is It Possible to Shift Left in Surgery?

Bringing surgical teams closer to patients — How can surgery be safer and more efficient? By bringing the surgeon and the surgical team closer to the patient, earlier. Or “shifting left”. Isn’t “shifting left” a tech thing? “Shifting left” is a software development term coined in 2001. …

Surgery

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Is It Possible to Shift Left in Surgery?
Is It Possible to Shift Left in Surgery?

Feb 22, 2021

The Human Element in the Digital Operating Room

In the coming decade, the demand for surgical procedures is expected to continue growing. Advances in surgery create opportunities to improve the quality of life in ways that were not imaginable before, and as the population ages, more surgery is needed. Hips and knees need to be replaced; spines and…

Healthcare

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The Human Element in the Digital Operating Room
The Human Element in the Digital Operating Room
Maya Ber Lerner

Maya Ber Lerner

Co-founder and CEO @Chiefyteam @MayaBerLerner | chiefyteam.com

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