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LiveData and DSS Launch Procedure Suite Manager for Veteran Health Care

LiveData and DSS Launch Procedure Suite Manager for Veteran Health Care

We are excited to announce the launch of scheduling and day-of-procedure support for VA hospital service lines, including cardiology, endoscopy, pulmonology, and radiology, with LiveData Procedure Suite Manager™.

Care coordination, EHR, HRO, Patient Safety, Veterans HealthAstanleyApril 18, 2024livedata, livedata procedure suite manager, procedure suites, surgical, cardiology, endoscopy, pulmonology, radiology

HIT Consultant: Helping VA to Combat Infectious Disease Across the Full Continuum of Care

One of the biggest challenges that VA hospitals and clinicians face is effectively providing Veterans with 100 percent of care services throughout their lifetimes. Thankfully this challenge can be met with TheraDoc. Read more in DSS’ latest HIT Consultant guest article.

Patient SafetyAstanleyOctober 16, 2019infectious disease, theradoc, antimicrobial stewardship, patient safety, Care coordination

VA Medical Centers Protect Patients and Save Millions with Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs Powered by TheraDoc

The CDC estimates 30-50 percent of antibiotics prescribed in hospitals are either inappropriate or unnecessary. In response, three VA medical centers (VACMs) are fighting back with TheraDoc, DSS’s industry leading software decision support tool that provides real-time electronic clinical surveillance for antimicrobial stewardship and infectious disease.

Patient Safety, Innovation, Government, Care coordinationRyan PfisterJuly 17, 2019patient safety, antimicrobial stewardship, theradoc, veteran health