Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson talks about a soft, vine-like robot called SPROUT that aids safe survivor rescues in collapsed buildings.

for example, or need a little time to recover from a migraine or an asthma attack before being sent home. This type of outpatient care is sometimes provided in a special observation unit with a ...

In fact, it is a common source of confusion for physicians to hear “observation” and immediately think of an “observation unit” with ... coding The below example highlights the value ...

Adding observation unit beds frees up inpatient beds at the ... "We can initiate treatment and evaluation without admitting, so for example, we can start a pneumonia patient on IV antibiotics ...

Hospital leaders must determine whether an observation unit aligns with the ED and the organization's respective goals, as well as the amount of space, money and staff it will need, write Michael ...

For example, FY 2015 penalties are based on ... We then analyzed the trends in readmissions and observation-unit stays from FY 2008 through May 2015. We based these primary analyses on interrupted ...

Calculations of sample size were based on the expectation ... Course in the Chest-Pain Observation Unit Interventions in the chest-pain observation unit most commonly included aspirin (given ...

The hospital is also raising philanthropic funds to support the observation unit, which will be named in recognition of long-time BID-Plymouth supporters — and lead donors to the project ...

The Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center is set to receive $5 million in County Executive Calvin Ball’s proposed budget as it works to raise remaining funds for a new observation unit in ...