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DECISIO Blogs

Transforming the intensive care unit

Patient and family-centered care: transforming care delivery in the intensive care unit


Patient and family-centered care (PFCC) has become an integral component of modern medicine. It is widely adopted in outpatient care settings, where it is improving the quality and efficiency of...

33 percent decrease in hospital mortality after implementing a visual decision support system

Hospital Rapid Response Teams: Why run when you can fly?


Today, Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) are a crucial component of many hospitals.  Implementing a RRT was one of the six strategies that defined the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) 100,000...

Hospital Acquired Conditions Reduction Program: 
May the Odds Be Forever in Your Favor


Unfortunately, we see the following scenario play out all too often:  A family brings an elderly loved one to the hospital for what was intended to be a simple procedure. ...

The Psychology of Red: How Mandrill Monkeys Pioneered Data Visualization


Visual reaction time is the time required to respond to visual stimuli. Scientists have studied visual reaction time for many years, particularly in response to color stimuli. These studies consistently...

Fearless, Focused, and Fatigued: Data Overload and the Art of Rock Climbing


Stay focused.  Stay fearless. Stay strong. Oh, and don’t fall 4,000 feet…  These thoughts mercilessly taunted me as I peered up at my colossal opponent.  A first-year medical student at...