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Blueflite, a Detroit-based drone manufacturer with a global footprint, is expanding into Louisiana, where it has partnered with Acadian Ambulance to develop potentially lifesaving technology to deliver blood to accident sites.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The Times-PicauyneWhich health systems’ EHRs are most liked by their nurses?
Health IT researcher Black Book Research surveyed over 9,000 U.S. nurses on EHR usability for a report released May 14.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Health ITMultiple times a year, the Leapfrog Group, a two-decades-old nonprofit group, releases hospital safety grades for health systems across the United States.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The AdvocateOchsner Health shared that its kidney transplant program, part of the Ochsner Transplant Institute, has been awarded ELITE Status within the credentialed Programs of Excellence transplant network by INTERLINK COE Networks & Programs.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Healthcare Journal of New OrleansStudents selected their top residency programs, and residency programs selected their top students.
On Friday, March 21, also known as Match Day, medical students all around the country found out what medical residency program they were paired with to continue their medical education.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The Times-PicayuneOchsner LSU Health’s commitment to the local community extends far beyond the walls of its hospitals and clinics. While providing high-quality medical care is essential, the Ochsner LSU Health team also believes in fostering education, providing more access to its services and improving overall wellness among Shreveport-area residents.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The Shreveport-Bossier City AdvocateAn independent study by the Peterson Health Technology Institute has revealed that digital solutions for managing hypertension—especially those focused on medication management—can deliver rapid and clinically meaningful improvements in blood pressure that outperform traditional care.
The report also showed that other digital tools that focus only on changing patient behavior or sending home-monitoring data to doctors don’t deliver the same strong results. One of the top performers in this area, as detailed in the report, is Ochsner Digital Medicine, which uses a platform that combines current technology and team-based care to improve health outcomes. About 30,000 patients are now using Ochsner’s digital program, and more than 43,000 patients have been treated with its help since it was created about 10 years ago.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON American Medical AssociationNew Orleans-based Ochsner Children’s and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices have started a joint fellowship, aiming to train pharmacists in medication safety.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON Becker's Hospital ReviewOver the past several decades, Ochsner Children’s Hospital in New Orleans has established itself as one of the best pediatric heart centers in the nation, providing comprehensive care for children with complex heart conditions. It has been the site of numerous breakthrough procedures, including implanting the first Alterra/Edwards valve, the first Harmony valve and the first Piccolo device in pediatric patients. Ochsner Children’s doctors have perfected those treatments and performed hundreds of other procedures, sometimes on babies weighing just a few pounds, that enable them to lead healthy, normal lives.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON The Times-PicayuneUsing eight years of data and blending the findings from three previous studies, physicians and researchers from Ochsner Health in New Orleans developed a predictive tool that helps inform medical decisions for patients who experience carotid stroke.
VIEW THIS ARTICLE ON American Medical Association