Quality Improvement

Documentation: The Clinical Integration Specialist

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Documentation

The Clinical Integration Specialist: Improving Patient Care in the Energency Department
Paul L. Weygandt, MD, JD, MPH, MBA, CPE; Melinda Tully, CCDS, MSN; Andrew Dombro, MD

In an article posted to the Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare blog (Weygandt, 2009), we addressed a critical function for patient safety and quality: accurately communicating clinical information in real time by incorporating the clinical documentation specialist (CDS) as a key member of the clinical team.

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Patient Safety

Trends: Sentara Supports Its Commitment to High Quality Care and Patient Safety with Biomedical Device Integration

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Trends

Sentara Supports Its Commitment to High Quality Care and Patient Safety with Biomedical Device Integration

By Raphael L. Aquino, MS

Sentara is a national leader in patient safety and quality care innovation, operating in over 100 care sites in Virginia and North Carolina. Sentara is one of the most progressive and integrated healthcare organizations in the nation with a culture of safety focused on error and injury reduction through simplified rules of behavior for everyone working in the environment of care.

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