Since HealthEast Care System in St. Paul, Minnesota, became the first health system in the state to go live with EPCS two years ago, clinicians have saved an aggregate of about 500 hours per month in time spent writing prescriptions for controlled drugs, CHIME attendees heard Wednesday.
St. Paul Heart Clinic, the last large independent cardiologists' group in the Twin Cities, is figuratively closing its doors with its doctors joining either Allina Hospitals & Clinics or HealthEast Care System. The 36 year-old clinic said Allina and HealthEast will absorb its 35 cardiologists by January.
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The healthcare reform law is indisputably an emotionally charged, complicated piece of legislation that can thwart even the best intellects and intentions. Just take LifeScience Alley's seminar on how the law will impact Minnesota's healthcare industry. By my last count, I witnessed an unfortunate analogy, two Freudian slips, and an ill conceived attempt at humor...I think.
Minnesota nurses approved a new three year contract with Twin Cities hospitals, averting a costly strike that could have indefinitely forced thousands of patients to seek care elsewhere. The Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA), which represents about 12,000 nurses throughout the metro area, said members “overwhelmingly” ratified the contract, which grants nurses a three percent pay […]
Twin Cities hospitals late Tuesday offered a revised contract proposal to the nurses union, which promptly rejected it, setting the stage for a protracted strike set for next week. In an e-mail, spokeswoman Maureen Schriner said the hospitals, which include Allina, Children’s Hospital, Park Nicollet, Fairview, North Memorial and HealthEast, offered to drop cuts to […]
Second only to nurses claiming they will strike solely to save patients’ lives, the most repeated talking point in the Twin Cities these days is: Hospitals are besieged institutions that are at the mercy of a poor economy and uncertain healthcare reform laws. Well … not exactly. True, hospitals face a great deal of financial […]
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.