Journal: Neurosurgery

Article Title: Letter: Academic Neurosurgery Department Response to COVID-19 Pandemic: The University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital Model

doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa118

Figure Lengend Snippet: Summary of University of Miami Department of Neurosurgery COVID-19 Pandemic Preparedness Measures

Article Snippet: We have implemented Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)-compliant telehealth technology integrated into our electronic medical record (Epic, Epic Systems Corporation, Verona, Wisconsin).

Techniques: Infection

Journal: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA

Article Title: The impact of mobile technology on teamwork and communication in hospitals: a systematic review

doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocy175

Figure Lengend Snippet: Included studies with data for each by study design, comparator group, setting, intervention, findings, compliance with the mERA checklist, and quality assessment

Article Snippet: Patel et al 2016 32 , Pre/postobservational cohort study , 4x clinical teams in large University hospital (229 multiprofessional participant’s preintervention, 210 participants’ postintervention)—United States Cureatr—HIPAA compliant smartphone application with encrypted messaging and other applications accessed through personal and issued devices , - 708 456 messages across 130 073 patient threads - Junior doctors and nurses the largest senders: 5 (range, 2-12) and 6 (range, 2-13) per day - Messages sent by doctors shorter (28 vs 41; P < .001) - >50% of messages sent read in <1 min - All staff found the application to cause significantly less disruption to workflows than pagers, with more responsive physicians and better transfer of information , Fair , 10/16.

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