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52 A matter of life and death Michael Klompas on balancing the need to intubate with the prevention of ventilatorassociated pneumonia
80 Easy does it Boston Medical Center’s Daniel Newman takes a step back to look at EMR implementation across the board
86 For the record 58 High-level access EHM rounds up the views of health industry experts on the latest issues in vascular access
65 Finding the best fit How doing more equals less when it comes to MRSA screening in the hospital setting
52 Ask the Expert 84 Steven F. Tolle, Ingenix 96 Dan Wolff, McAfee 106 Tyler Harris, NovaRad Corporation
70 Through the keyhole Andrew Onderdonk shows us what’s going on behind the scenes in the world of in vitro infectious disease diagnostics
Why many industry players are beginning to see the value of a fully streamlined digital EMR process that spans more than just the healthcare sector
92 Catching the medical identity thieves PwC’s James Koenig on stopping health information fraudsters in their tracks
98 Smooth operator How re-aligning patient flow helped Palmetto Richland Hospital make substantial savings and dramatically improve quality of care
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Industry Insight 50 Pamela Nelson-Artibey, Phillips 60 Bob Heitkamp, Midwest Applied Technologies 68 David Persing, Cepheid 105 Robert Monroe, BioImagene, Inc. and Eric Walk, Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
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