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Nursing & Healthcare NewsWhen Autocomplete Turns DeadlyDrug entry autofill errors called a leading technological hazardDo you use automatic dispensing cabinets, provider order-entry or other systems that automatically suggest drug names as soon as you start typing? The nonprofit ECRI warns that such medication autocomplete systems are among the top health technology...
Nursing Book ClubThe Nerdy Nurse Guide to Technology by Brittney WilsonA cursory overview of the digital worldEven before half the country was forced into working remotely, I had decided that perhaps my IT skills could use some improvement. Even before half the country was forced into working remotely, I had decided that perhaps my IT skills could use some...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsRobot Friend for Pediatric PatientsNew AI technology comforts and supports hospitalized kidsBeing hospitalized with no human contact besides clinicians in PPE is stressful and scary for most adults, much less kids. Some local pediatric patients, however, will soon have a new pandemic companion: a cute robot called Robin. Robin the Robot The...

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My SpecialtyCare Manager, Cal MediConnect, Jonathan Lee, Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP)Providing resources, guidance and care coordination telephonicallyPlease share with us the arc of your nursing career. Nursing is my second career. I was a graphic designer for a few years, but several things brought me back to school to study nursing. I have many family members in the medical field, and it was on my...
Nursing Book ClubNine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine and Mysteries of Blood by Rose GeorgeA bloody good read!If you like your science books tempered with a healthy dose of eye-rolling, you will certainly enjoy Nine Pints. Author Rose George, an English freelance journalist, has taken a wide-ranging, witty deep dive into her subject: human blood and the...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsArtificially Intelligent, Naturally FlawedArtificially Intelligent, Naturally FlawedEven if artificial intelligence hasn’t yet touched your practice, the chances are that it will in the foreseeable future. A recent National Academy of Medicine report recommends that all healthcare professionals learn more about the potential of AI —...

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Nursing Book ClubInheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity and Love by Dani ShapiroDNA testing unearths family secretsThe widespread availability of commercial DNA testing is another modern scientific wonder that we’re already starting to take for granted. It’s become routine: Just spit in a tube, send it away and wait for the report. I’ve done it myself. Such...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsVoice Assistants for Patient RoomsAre privacy concerns being addressed?Patients at Cedars-Sinai may soon find a new high-tech feature in their rooms: an Amazon Alexa-based voice assistant called Aiva. Hands-Free Help Recently added to more than 100 rooms as part of a Cedars-Sinai pilot program, Aiva is a voice-activated...
Nursing Book ClubBad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John CarryrouWhen a revolutionary medical innovation proves too good to be trueI had read a little bit last year about the controversy surrounding the biotech company Theranos, but it wasn’t until Working Nurse Editor-in-Chief Catherine Rhodes told me that everyone she knew was talking about this new book that I decided to read...