Fighting Back! Setup Your Own Dept Covid Symptoms Database
Editor’s Note: These days when someone sneezes or coughs- EVERYBODY turns and looks. Herd mentality for sure. The main symptoms of COVID-19 Include a cough, shortness of breath and a fever. Additionally, you might have digestive problems ― like nausea or diarrhea ― a headache and a sore throat. At the onset of the illness,…
PERFUSION PRO: A Bold Approach to EMR
Editor’s Note: I guess the proof is in the pudding so to speak… when I found myself on a 3 hour pump run yesterday, instinctively looking for my clipboard. I think that’s a common trait for perfusionists as we pump cases, we look for a clipboard not necessarily to enter data, but it keeps…
A Locum’s ScrapBook: 2 Amigos & a Bag
Editor’s Note: To view the entire “Locum’s ScrapBook” series- click here My life is Family First and then Perfusion. I switched from staff perfusionist to becoming a Locum’s traveler to make sure my kids and family would have a solid place to call home. I travel because it puts me in charge of my life, it…
EMR: Test Drive a New Perfusion Solution…
Editor’s Note: I spent a long time developing relational databases for Perfusion management and data collection. I have also been an STS coordinator for 5 years- in conjunction with my role as a staff perfusionist in West Texas. In other words… I get how difficult it is to capture all the perfusion data we need,…