Our physicians, nurses and staff make unique discoveries every day through their work, research and continuous improvements. Sometimes, discoveries become innovations with commercial potential that can benefit patients in our communities.
The first phase of our Cures Act implementation will go live this Friday, Feb. 5, during the evening hours. The changes will include:
Recruiting for inpatient and outpatient clinical positions—like nurses, nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses, virtual monitor techs and certified medical assistants—is difficult under the best situations. Add in a pandemic and it becomes even more challenging.
Our Talent Acquisition team has faced the situation head-on and successfully made hires that help us improve the health of the communities we serve.
In May, the federal government released new regulations focused on patient access, interoperability and information blocking. These regulations are related to the 21st Century Cures Act and the Interoperability and Patient Access final rule (CMS-9115-F). The regulations must be implemented by April 5, 2021.
Thirty-five percent of our patient population—or nearly 133,000 people—currently use MyChart for secure, 24/7 access to their medical information. With options to send messages to providers, track health records, renew prescriptions and more, MyChart improves the patient experience by providing an easy way for patients to manage their health care.
By combining a traditional operating room, cath lab and advanced imaging equipment, numerous surgeons, technicians and other providers can work together to complete separate surgeries on the same occasion.
A first for our region, it has allowed us to start doing new types of surgery, like TAVR. Since the first hybrid OR opened, the Structural Heart team has performed over 1,000 TAVRs.
When Susan Rivers, director, Carilion Clinic Life-Guard, learned flight operations were being impeded by helmets with problematic goggles, she contacted our COVID-19 Innovation team for assistance.
We will be visiting all of our hospitals in the coming weeks and months to learn more about how you have managed to turn challenges into opportunities for Collaboration.
Today we take a look at CFMH and CMC.
Entrances may look different with screening stations, but the same smiling faces are under those masks and PPE.
We are excited to announce that Daniel R. Karolyi, M.D., Ph.D., has accepted the position of Chair of Radiology for Carilion Clinic and Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.
A new nursing unit has opened at 6 South in CRMH, helping to fill the growing need for more beds.
